I would hope that my characters have become deeper and more rounded personalities.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERWhen readers start asking about character motivations instead of concentrating on the special effects, it means you’re connecting with them on a personal level.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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An apex is always surrounded only by emptiness
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It is always hard when reality intrudes on belief.
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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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Some of it is carefully structured and well-thought-out. That’s where the real danger lies.
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I engage in too many activities already through the actions of my characters.
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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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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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Spontaneity is one of the joys of existence, especially if you prepare for it in advance.
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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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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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In one book, CACHALOT, just for my own amusement, every character is based directly on someone I have known.
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I’ve been writing full-time since 1978.
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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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Keep writing. Try to do a little bit every day, even if the result looks like crap.
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