I usually do one con a year as a GoH and try to make the World Fantasy Convention for business purposes.
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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It is always hard when reality intrudes on belief.
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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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Even as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies.
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Writing allows me the time to travel and see the world, which is what I always wanted to do.
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The storm hit with all the fury of a woman who’d been dieting for six months, only to discover she’d gained four pounds.
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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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Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer.
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The universe is full of dead people who lived by assumption.
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Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers.
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We’re all nothing but unified arrangements of atoms and particles, drifting around.
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All I ever wanted to be was a traveler and explorer.
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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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