Besides the mistakes that are pointed out, I love the way readers become involved with the characters.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERI enjoy listening to classical music and heavy metal.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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Spontaneity is one of the joys of existence, especially if you prepare for it in advance.
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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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Getting from page four to page five is more important than spending three weeks getting page four perfect.
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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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It is always hard when reality intrudes on belief.
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In one book, CACHALOT, just for my own amusement, every character is based directly on someone I have known.
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We’re not a particular species. Check out popular video games.
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Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer.
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I would hope that my characters have become deeper and more rounded personalities.
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Getting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn’t difficult at all.
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Living gives you a better understanding of life.
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I’d really like to have been Sir Richard Francis Burton, but it’s the wrong century.
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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 see the Jedi mission as giving up a normal life in exchange for protecting the innocent.
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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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