Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERI would hope that my characters have become deeper and more rounded personalities.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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There’s certainly more new SF available than when I started writing.
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Don’t try to write to the trend of the moment.
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Getting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn’t difficult at all.
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Given all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn’t done too badly.
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When readers start asking about character motivations instead of concentrating on the special effects, it means you’re connecting with them on a personal level.
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Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer.
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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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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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Besides the mistakes that are pointed out, I love the way readers become involved with the characters.
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In loquaciousness lay insanity.
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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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Dawn was written well before 9/11. People speak a lot today about the banality of evil, but not all evil is banal.
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Even as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies.
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Spontaneity is one of the joys of existence, especially if you prepare for it in advance.
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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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