Writing allows me the time to travel and see the world, which is what I always wanted to do.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERGrowing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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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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I enjoy listening to classical music and heavy metal.
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Getting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn’t difficult at all.
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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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Some of it is carefully structured and well-thought-out. That’s where the real danger lies.
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In loquaciousness lay insanity.
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Don’t try to write to the trend of the moment.
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The storm hit with all the fury of a woman who’d been dieting for six months, only to discover she’d gained four pounds.
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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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How much research I have to do depends on the nature of the story. For fantasy, none at all.
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Even as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies.
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I engage in too many activities already through the actions of my characters.
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The universe is full of dead people who lived by assumption.
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I hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can’t write a note.
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