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Don’t try to write to the trend of the moment.

Alan Dean Foster

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Besides the mistakes that are pointed out, I love the way readers become involved with the characters.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER

Become Besides Character Involve Love Mistake Reader Way
An apex is always surrounded only by emptiness
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Apex Emptiness Surround
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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Concentration Connect Level Personal Special Effect
I hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can’t write a note.
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Entire Head Note Oratorios Symphony Write
How much research I have to do depends on the nature of the story. For fantasy, none at all.
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All Depend Fantasy Nature None Research Story
Getting from page four to page five is more important than spending three weeks getting page four perfect.
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Four Get Important More Page Perfect Spend Week
There’s certainly more new SF available than when I started writing.
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Available Certainly More New Start Write
Even as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies.
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Beings Children Elaborate Even Fabricate Human
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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Before Consciousness Enjoy French-fries Piece Second Split Star Tree
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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Banal Banality Before Drawn Evil People Speak Today Write
It is always hard when reality intrudes on belief.
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Always Belief Hard Intrude Reality
Keep writing. Try to do a little bit every day, even if the result looks like crap.
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Bit Crap Day Every Keep Little Look Result Write
I would hope that my characters have become deeper and more rounded personalities.
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Become Character Deep Hope Personality Round
Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER

Advantage Bestsellers Biggest Everything Except Fallen Generally Potential
I enjoy listening to classical music and heavy metal.
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Classical Enjoy heavy Listen Metal
I engage in too many activities already through the actions of my characters.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER

Action Activity Already Character Engage Many Though

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