The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERThe thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERSpontaneity is one of the joys of existence, especially if you prepare for it in advance.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERSome of it is carefully structured and well-thought-out. That’s where the real danger lies.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERLiving gives you a better understanding of life.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERFreedom is just Chaos, with better lighting.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERIn loquaciousness lay insanity.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERSo rewriting is hard for me. I mean, I already know the story and would rather read something new.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERI write early in the morning, usually after reading portions of at least half a dozen newspapers on the web.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERThe universe is full of dead people who lived by assumption.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERI see the Jedi mission as giving up a normal life in exchange for protecting the innocent.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERIt is always hard when reality intrudes on belief.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERWriting allows me the time to travel and see the world, which is what I always wanted to do.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERIn one book, CACHALOT, just for my own amusement, every character is based directly on someone I have known.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERI would hope that my characters have become deeper and more rounded personalities.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERWhere lies the line between sorcery and science? It is only a matter of terminology, my friend.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERGetting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn’t difficult at all.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER