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.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERGiven all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn’t done too badly.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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The universe is full of dead people who lived by assumption.
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I’ve been writing full-time since 1978.
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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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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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Writing allows me the time to travel and see the world, which is what I always wanted to do.
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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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In loquaciousness lay insanity.
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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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In one book, CACHALOT, just for my own amusement, every character is based directly on someone I have known.
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Living gives you a better understanding of life.
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Enjoying consciousness every now and then for a second or so before splitting up to become bits and pieces of trees and stars and french fries.
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We’re all nothing but unified arrangements of atoms and particles, drifting around.
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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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Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers.
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There’s certainly more new SF available than when I started writing.
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