I have a bad tendency to get rapidly bored with my own material.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERI play basketball and try to go diving at least once a year. I don’t really have hobbies in the traditional sense.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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In loquaciousness lay insanity.
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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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Some of it is carefully structured and well-thought-out. That’s where the real danger lies.
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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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Living gives you a better understanding of life.
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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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Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers.
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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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It is always hard when reality intrudes on belief.
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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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That means there’s also more bad SF available. Whether there is also more good is a matter for future historians of the field.
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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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The universe is full of dead people who lived by assumption.
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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 would hope that my characters have become deeper and more rounded personalities.
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