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.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERDawn was written well before 9/11. People speak a lot today about the banality of evil, but not all evil is banal.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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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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I enjoy listening to classical music and heavy metal.
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I’ve been writing full-time since 1978.
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I see the Jedi mission as giving up a normal life in exchange for protecting the innocent.
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Writing allows me the time to travel and see the world, which is what I always wanted to do.
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In loquaciousness lay insanity.
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Even as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies.
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There’s certainly more new SF available than when I started writing.
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Spontaneity is one of the joys of existence, especially if you prepare for it in advance.
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How much research I have to do depends on the nature of the story. For fantasy, none at all.
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An apex is always surrounded only by emptiness
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I engage in too many activities already through the actions of my characters.
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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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I write early in the morning, usually after reading portions of at least half a dozen newspapers on the web.
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The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.
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