Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERFreedom is just Chaos, with better lighting.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERI’ve been writing full-time since 1978.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERWe’re not a particular species. Check out popular video games.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERGrowing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERSo rewriting is hard for me. I mean, I already know the story and would rather read something new.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERI would hope that my characters have become deeper and more rounded personalities.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERScience-fiction allowed me to go places that were otherwise inaccessible, which is why I started reading it.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERI usually do one con a year as a GoH and try to make the World Fantasy Convention for business purposes.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERAll I ever wanted to be was a traveler and explorer.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERDon’t try to write to the trend of the moment.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERHow much research I have to do depends on the nature of the story. For fantasy, none at all.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERThere is nothing in art, in philosophy, or in politics to match the fervor of mutual cooperation among discordant bands of fanatics.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERThe 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 FOSTERI hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can’t write a note.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERGetting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn’t difficult at all.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERIf 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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