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 FOSTERSo rewriting is hard for me. I mean, I already know the story and would rather read something new.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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Some of it is carefully structured and well-thought-out. That’s where the real danger lies.
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Don’t try to write to the trend of the moment.
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Living gives you a better understanding of life.
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I have a bad tendency to get rapidly bored with my own material.
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Where lies the line between sorcery and science? It is only a matter of terminology, my friend.
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I write early in the morning, usually after reading portions of at least half a dozen newspapers on the web.
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Getting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn’t difficult at all.
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I’ve been writing full-time since 1978.
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Last year I went to a worldcon for the first time in two decades. I may go again this year.
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Getting from page four to page five is more important than spending three weeks getting page four perfect.
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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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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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I usually do one con a year as a GoH and try to make the World Fantasy Convention for business purposes.
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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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I enjoy listening to classical music and heavy metal.
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