Besides the mistakes that are pointed out, I love the way readers become involved with the characters.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERWhere lies the line between sorcery and science? It is only a matter of terminology, my friend.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
-
-
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.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER -
In one book, CACHALOT, just for my own amusement, every character is based directly on someone I have known.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER -
Don’t try to write to the trend of the moment.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER -
It is always hard when reality intrudes on belief.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER -
The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER -
I hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can’t write a note.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER -
Some of it is carefully structured and well-thought-out. That’s where the real danger lies.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER -
I engage in too many activities already through the actions of my characters.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER -
Even as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER -
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.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER -
Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER -
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 FOSTER -
So rewriting is hard for me. I mean, I already know the story and would rather read something new.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER -
Last year I went to a worldcon for the first time in two decades. I may go again this year.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER -
Keep writing. Try to do a little bit every day, even if the result looks like crap.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER