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Science-fiction allowed me to go places that were otherwise inaccessible, which is why I started reading it.

Alan Dean Foster

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I’ve been writing full-time since 1978.
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I enjoy listening to classical music and heavy metal.
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Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer.
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I write early in the morning, usually after reading portions of at least half a dozen newspapers on the web.
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An apex is always surrounded only by emptiness
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Apex Emptiness Surround
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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Last year I went to a worldcon for the first time in two decades. I may go again this year.
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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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In one book, CACHALOT, just for my own amusement, every character is based directly on someone I have known.
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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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The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.
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In loquaciousness lay insanity.
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There’s certainly more new SF available than when I started writing.
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Available Certainly More New Start Write
Besides the mistakes that are pointed out, I love the way readers become involved with the characters.
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Given all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn’t done too badly.
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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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