In loquaciousness lay insanity.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERKeep writing. Try to do a little bit every day, even if the result looks like crap.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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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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Getting from page four to page five is more important than spending three weeks getting page four perfect.
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Wider travels have given me considerably greater insight into how cultural differences affect not only people, but politics and art.
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I hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can’t write a note.
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Living gives you a better understanding of life.
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There’s certainly more new SF available than when I started writing.
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Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer.
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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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I engage in too many activities already through the actions of my characters.
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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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Science-fiction allowed me to go places that were otherwise inaccessible, which is why I started reading it.
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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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An apex is always surrounded only by emptiness
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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 would hope that my characters have become deeper and more rounded personalities.
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