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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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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
It is always hard when reality intrudes on belief.
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Always Belief Hard Intrude Reality
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
I’d really like to have been Sir Richard Francis Burton, but it’s the wrong century.
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Celebrity Century Like People Really Rong
There’s certainly more new SF available than when I started writing.
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Available Certainly More New Start Write
There is nothing in art, in philosophy, or in politics to match the fervor of mutual cooperation among discordant bands of fanatics.
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Ask Band Character Concentrate Discord Motivation Reader Start
I would hope that my characters have become deeper and more rounded personalities.
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Become Character Deep Hope Personality Round
In one book, CACHALOT, just for my own amusement, every character is based directly on someone I have known.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER

Amusement Base Book Cachalot Character Directly Every Known Someone
I’ve been writing full-time since 1978.
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Ful Long Since Time Write
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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Been Diet Discover Fury Gain Hit Month Pound Six Storm Women
I enjoy listening to classical music and heavy metal.
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Classical Enjoy heavy Listen Metal
The universe is full of dead people who lived by assumption.
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Assumption Dead Full Live People Universe
In loquaciousness lay insanity.
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Insanity Lay
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
That means there’s also more bad SF available. Whether there is also more good is a matter for future historians of the field.
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Available Bad Future Historian Hoof Matte More
I have a bad tendency to get rapidly bored with my own material.
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Bad Bore Material Own Rapidly Tendency
Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers.
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Advantage Bestsellers Biggest Everything Except Fallen Generally Potential
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
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
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
Getting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn’t difficult at all.
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All Difficult Get Inside Mind Terrorist
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
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
Even as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies.
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Beings Children Elaborate Even Fabricate Human
I play basketball and try to go diving at least once a year. I don’t really have hobbies in the traditional sense.
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Basketball Divide Hobby Least Once Play Traditional Year
We’re all nothing but unified arrangements of atoms and particles, drifting around.
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Around Arrangement Atom Drift Enjoy Nothing Particle Unfile
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

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