Wider travels have given me considerably greater insight into how cultural differences affect not only people, but politics and art.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERScience-fiction allowed me to go places that were otherwise inaccessible, which is why I started reading it.
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I try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible.
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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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Getting from page four to page five is more important than spending three weeks getting page four perfect.
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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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The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.
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Science-fiction allowed me to go places that were otherwise inaccessible, which is why I started reading it.
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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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Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer.
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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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How much research I have to do depends on the nature of the story. For fantasy, none at all.
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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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We’re not a particular species. Check out popular video games.
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Writing allows me the time to travel and see the world, which is what I always wanted to do.
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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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Spontaneity is one of the joys of existence, especially if you prepare for it in advance.
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