Getting from page four to page five is more important than spending three weeks getting page four perfect.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERSome of it is carefully structured and well-thought-out. That’s where the real danger lies.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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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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I see the Jedi mission as giving up a normal life in exchange for protecting the innocent.
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Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting.
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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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I engage in too many activities already through the actions of my characters.
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I would hope that my characters have become deeper and more rounded personalities.
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I’ve been writing full-time since 1978.
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It’s a life of sacrifice. There are rewards, but also a certain degree of sterility.
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All I ever wanted to be was a traveler and explorer.
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I try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible.
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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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In loquaciousness lay insanity.
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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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We’re all nothing but unified arrangements of atoms and particles, drifting around.
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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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