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I’d really like to have been Sir Richard Francis Burton, but it’s the wrong century.

Alan Dean Foster

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It is always hard when reality intrudes on belief.
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Always Belief Hard Intrude Reality
Keep writing. Try to do a little bit every day, even if the result looks like crap.
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Bit Crap Day Every Keep Little Look Result Write
Besides the mistakes that are pointed out, I love the way readers become involved with the characters.
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Become Besides Character Involve Love Mistake Reader Way
That means there’s also more bad SF available. Whether there is also more good is a matter for future historians of the field.
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Available Bad Future Historian Hoof Matte More
Getting from page four to page five is more important than spending three weeks getting page four perfect.
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Four Get Important More Page Perfect Spend Week
Living gives you a better understanding of life.
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Better Give Life Living Understanding
Given all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn’t done too badly.
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Badly Change Economic Give Technology
I try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible.
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Challenge Much Myself Often Possible Try
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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Business Convention Fantasy Make Purpose Usually World Year
Enjoying consciousness every now and then for a second or so before splitting up to become bits and pieces of trees and stars and french fries.
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Before Consciousness Enjoy French-fries Piece Second Split Star Tree
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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Conglomerate Diversity Feel International Made Multimedia Overwhelming Triumph
When readers start asking about character motivations instead of concentrating on the special effects, it means you’re connecting with them on a personal level.
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Concentration Connect Level Personal Special Effect
Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer.
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Being Explorer Grow Traveler Want Writer
I’ve been writing full-time since 1978.
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Ful Long Since Time Write
Some of it is carefully structured and well-thought-out. That’s where the real danger lies.
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Carefully Danger Real Some Structure Thought Well
Where lies the line between sorcery and science? It is only a matter of terminology, my friend.
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Between Friend Line Matter Science Sorcery Terminology

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