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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I hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can’t write a note.
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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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I’ve been writing full-time since 1978.
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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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I see the Jedi mission as giving up a normal life in exchange for protecting the innocent.
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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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Getting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn’t difficult at all.
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It’s a life of sacrifice. There are rewards, but also a certain degree of sterility.
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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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It is always hard when reality intrudes on belief.
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There’s certainly more new SF available than when I started writing.
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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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The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.
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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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Where lies the line between sorcery and science? It is only a matter of terminology, my friend.
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