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I hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can’t write a note.

Alan Dean Foster

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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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All Explorer Traveler Want
It’s a life of sacrifice. There are rewards, but also a certain degree of sterility.
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The universe is full of dead people who lived by assumption.
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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
There is nothing in art, in philosophy, or in politics to match the fervor of mutual cooperation among discordant bands of fanatics.
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Ask Band Character Concentrate Discord Motivation Reader Start
Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers.
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Advantage Bestsellers Biggest Everything Except Fallen Generally Potential
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
The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.
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Avoid Find Think Way Write Writer
Last year I went to a worldcon for the first time in two decades. I may go again this year.
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Decade Last Went Worldcon Year
I see the Jedi mission as giving up a normal life in exchange for protecting the innocent.
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exchange Give Innocent Life Normal People Protect See
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
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
In one book, CACHALOT, just for my own amusement, every character is based directly on someone I have known.
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How much research I have to do depends on the nature of the story. For fantasy, none at all.
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All Depend Fantasy Nature None Research Story
Even as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies.
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