Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERSpontaneity is one of the joys of existence, especially if you prepare for it in advance.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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Dawn was written well before 9/11. People speak a lot today about the banality of evil, but not all evil is banal.
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Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting.
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I would hope that my characters have become deeper and more rounded personalities.
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Besides the mistakes that are pointed out, I love the way readers become involved with the characters.
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I play basketball and try to go diving at least once a year. I don’t really have hobbies in the traditional sense.
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I engage in too many activities already through the actions of my characters.
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I enjoy listening to classical music and heavy metal.
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Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers.
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Some of it is carefully structured and well-thought-out. That’s where the real danger lies.
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I usually do one con a year as a GoH and try to make the World Fantasy Convention for business purposes.
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Wider travels have given me considerably greater insight into how cultural differences affect not only people, but politics and art.
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The overwhelming triumph of the international multimedia conglomerate has resulted in less diversity within the field and has made it much harder for newer writers not only to break in, but to make any kind of a living while doing so.
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We’re all nothing but unified arrangements of atoms and particles, drifting around.
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All I ever wanted to be was a traveler and explorer.
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Getting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn’t difficult at all.
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