That means there’s also more bad SF available. Whether there is also more good is a matter for future historians of the field.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERFreedom is just Chaos, with better lighting.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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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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I write early in the morning, usually after reading portions of at least half a dozen newspapers on the web.
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Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers.
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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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Besides the mistakes that are pointed out, I love the way readers become involved with the characters.
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Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer.
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I engage in too many activities already through the actions of my characters.
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Wider travels have given me considerably greater insight into how cultural differences affect not only people, but politics and art.
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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 have a bad tendency to get rapidly bored with my own material.
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Dawn was written well before 9/11. People speak a lot today about the banality of evil, but not all evil is banal.
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Living gives you a better understanding of life.
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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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Getting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn’t difficult at all.
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Even as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies.
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