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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.

Alan Dean Foster

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Last year I went to a worldcon for the first time in two decades. I may go again this year.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER

Decade Last Went Worldcon Year
Wider travels have given me considerably greater insight into how cultural differences affect not only people, but politics and art.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER

Art Culture Difference Wide Politics Travel
We’re not a particular species. Check out popular video games.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER

Check Game Paricular Poepilar Spevies Video
Getting from page four to page five is more important than spending three weeks getting page four perfect.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER

Four Get Important More Page Perfect Spend Week
I engage in too many activities already through the actions of my characters.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER

Action Activity Already Character Engage Many Though
Keep writing. Try to do a little bit every day, even if the result looks like crap.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER

Bit Crap Day Every Keep Little Look Result Write
It is always hard when reality intrudes on belief.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER

Always Belief Hard Intrude Reality
Living gives you a better understanding of life.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER

Better Give Life Living Understanding
An apex is always surrounded only by emptiness
ALAN DEAN FOSTER

Apex Emptiness Surround
Even as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER

Beings Children Elaborate Even Fabricate Human
Dawn was written well before 9/11. People speak a lot today about the banality of evil, but not all evil is banal.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER

Banal Banality Before Drawn Evil People Speak Today Write
I enjoy listening to classical music and heavy metal.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER

Classical Enjoy heavy Listen Metal
In one book, CACHALOT, just for my own amusement, every character is based directly on someone I have known.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER

Amusement Base Book Cachalot Character Directly Every Known Someone
Writing allows me the time to travel and see the world, which is what I always wanted to do.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER

Allow Always Time Travel Want World Write
In loquaciousness lay insanity.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER

Insanity Lay
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.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER

Before Consciousness Enjoy French-fries Piece Second Split Star Tree

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