The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERAll I ever wanted to be was a traveler and explorer.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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I enjoy listening to classical music and heavy metal.
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Given all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn’t done too badly.
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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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There’s certainly more new SF available than when I started writing.
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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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We’re not a particular species. Check out popular video games.
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If you’re crazy, there’s two things you can do to make yourself feel better: One is to get yourself cured. The other is to make everyone you have to deal with crazy.
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I’ve been writing full-time since 1978.
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I hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can’t write a note.
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The universe is full of dead people who lived by assumption.
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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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There is nothing in art, in philosophy, or in politics to match the fervor of mutual cooperation among discordant bands of fanatics.
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I try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible.
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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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Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer.
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