In one book, CACHALOT, just for my own amusement, every character is based directly on someone I have known.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERThere’s certainly more new SF available than when I started writing.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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If you’re crazy, there’s two things you can do to make yourself feel better: One is to get yourself cured. The other is to make everyone you have to deal with crazy.
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I’ve been writing full-time since 1978.
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The storm hit with all the fury of a woman who’d been dieting for six months, only to discover she’d gained four pounds.
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All I ever wanted to be was a traveler and explorer.
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Even as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies.
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An apex is always surrounded only by emptiness
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Last year I went to a worldcon for the first time in two decades. I may go again this year.
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So rewriting is hard for me. I mean, I already know the story and would rather read something new.
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Don’t try to write to the trend of the moment.
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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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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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Where lies the line between sorcery and science? It is only a matter of terminology, my friend.
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The universe is full of dead people who lived by assumption.
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I try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible.
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Spontaneity is one of the joys of existence, especially if you prepare for it in advance.
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