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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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The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.
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Avoid Find Think Way Write Writer
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.
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Another Better Crazy Cure Feel Make One Thing Yourself
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
Where lies the line between sorcery and science? It is only a matter of terminology, my friend.
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Between Friend Line Matter Science Sorcery Terminology
The universe is full of dead people who lived by assumption.
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Assumption Dead Full Live People Universe
Some of it is carefully structured and well-thought-out. That’s where the real danger lies.
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Carefully Danger Real Some Structure Thought Well
I enjoy listening to classical music and heavy metal.
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Classical Enjoy heavy Listen Metal
Even as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies.
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Beings Children Elaborate Even Fabricate Human
Getting from page four to page five is more important than spending three weeks getting page four perfect.
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Four Get Important More Page Perfect Spend Week
Last year I went to a worldcon for the first time in two decades. I may go again this year.
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Decade Last Went Worldcon Year
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
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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Conglomerate Diversity Feel International Made Multimedia Overwhelming Triumph
Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers.
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Advantage Bestsellers Biggest Everything Except Fallen Generally Potential
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
It is always hard when reality intrudes on belief.
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Always Belief Hard Intrude Reality
Besides the mistakes that are pointed out, I love the way readers become involved with the characters.
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Become Besides Character Involve Love Mistake Reader Way

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