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.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERLast year I went to a worldcon for the first time in two decades. I may go again this year.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers.
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I try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible.
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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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How much research I have to do depends on the nature of the story. For fantasy, none at all.
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I’ve been writing full-time since 1978.
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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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Writing allows me the time to travel and see the world, which is what I always wanted to do.
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I hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can’t write a note.
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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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Besides the mistakes that are pointed out, I love the way readers become involved with the characters.
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Getting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn’t difficult at all.
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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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In loquaciousness lay insanity.
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Living gives you a better understanding of life.
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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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