In one book, CACHALOT, just for my own amusement, every character is based directly on someone I have known.
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.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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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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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 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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I have a bad tendency to get rapidly bored with my own material.
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The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.
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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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Wider travels have given me considerably greater insight into how cultural differences affect not only people, but politics and art.
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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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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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Some of it is carefully structured and well-thought-out. That’s where the real danger lies.
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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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Last year I went to a worldcon for the first time in two decades. I may go again this year.
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Living gives you a better understanding of life.
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