The universe is full of dead people who lived by assumption.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERI’ve been writing full-time since 1978.
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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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Last year I went to a worldcon for the first time in two decades. I may go again this year.
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I enjoy listening to classical music and heavy metal.
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I play basketball and try to go diving at least once a year. I don’t really have hobbies in the traditional sense.
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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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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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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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Given all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn’t done too badly.
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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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I try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible.
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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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Even as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies.
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Wider travels have given me considerably greater insight into how cultural differences affect not only people, but politics and art.
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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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In loquaciousness lay insanity.
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