Given all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn’t done too badly.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERDon’t try to write to the trend of the moment.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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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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I would hope that my characters have become deeper and more rounded personalities.
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Science-fiction allowed me to go places that were otherwise inaccessible, which is why I started reading it.
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I hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can’t write a note.
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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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Spontaneity is one of the joys of existence, especially if you prepare for it in advance.
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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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We’re not a particular species. Check out popular video games.
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The universe is full of dead people who lived by assumption.
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Keep writing. Try to do a little bit every day, even if the result looks like crap.
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It is always hard when reality intrudes on belief.
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The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.
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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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Don’t try to write to the trend of the moment.
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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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