I’ve been writing full-time since 1978.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERThe 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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Where lies the line between sorcery and science? It is only a matter of terminology, my friend.
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Getting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn’t difficult at all.
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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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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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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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Even as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies.
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Given all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn’t done too badly.
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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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How much research I have to do depends on the nature of the story. For fantasy, none at all.
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I enjoy listening to classical music and heavy metal.
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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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Wider travels have given me considerably greater insight into how cultural differences affect not only people, but politics and art.
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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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I have a bad tendency to get rapidly bored with my own material.
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