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 FOSTERGiven all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn’t done too badly.
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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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Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers.
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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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There’s certainly more new SF available than when I started writing.
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Living gives you a better understanding of life.
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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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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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If you’re crazy, there’s two things you can do to make yourself feel better: One is to get yourself cured. The other is to make everyone you have to deal with crazy.
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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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Getting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn’t difficult at all.
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Spontaneity is one of the joys of existence, especially if you prepare for it in advance.
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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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How much research I have to do depends on the nature of the story. For fantasy, none at all.
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I would hope that my characters have become deeper and more rounded personalities.
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It’s a life of sacrifice. There are rewards, but also a certain degree of sterility.
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