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In one book, CACHALOT, just for my own amusement, every character is based directly on someone I have known.

Alan Dean Foster

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All I ever wanted to be was a traveler and explorer.
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All Explorer Traveler Want
Wider travels have given me considerably greater insight into how cultural differences affect not only people, but politics and art.
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Art Culture Difference Wide Politics Travel
Living gives you a better understanding of life.
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Better Give Life Living Understanding
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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An apex is always surrounded only by emptiness
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Apex Emptiness Surround
Don’t try to write to the trend of the moment.
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Moment Trend Try Write
I hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can’t write a note.
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Entire Head Note Oratorios Symphony Write
Writing allows me the time to travel and see the world, which is what I always wanted to do.
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Allow Always Time Travel Want World Write
Keep writing. Try to do a little bit every day, even if the result looks like crap.
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Bit Crap Day Every Keep Little Look Result Write
I see the Jedi mission as giving up a normal life in exchange for protecting the innocent.
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exchange Give Innocent Life Normal People Protect See
There’s certainly more new SF available than when I started writing.
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Available Certainly More New Start Write
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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Before Consciousness Enjoy French-fries Piece Second Split Star Tree
So rewriting is hard for me. I mean, I already know the story and would rather read something new.
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Already Know Hard Me New Read Rewrite Something
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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Concentration Connect Level Personal Special Effect
Science-fiction allowed me to go places that were otherwise inaccessible, which is why I started reading it.
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Already Inaccessible Otherwise Read Start
Besides the mistakes that are pointed out, I love the way readers become involved with the characters.
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