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The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.

Alan Dean Foster

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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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Allow Always Time Travel Want World Write
Where lies the line between sorcery and science? It is only a matter of terminology, my friend.
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Between Friend Line Matter Science Sorcery Terminology
Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers.
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Advantage Bestsellers Biggest Everything Except Fallen Generally Potential
Science-fiction allowed me to go places that were otherwise inaccessible, which is why I started reading it.
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Already Inaccessible Otherwise Read Start
Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting.
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Better Chaos Freedom Just Light
I hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can’t write a note.
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Entire Head Note Oratorios Symphony Write
I’ve been writing full-time since 1978.
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Ful Long Since Time Write
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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Business Convention Fantasy Make Purpose Usually World Year
I see the Jedi mission as giving up a normal life in exchange for protecting the innocent.
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exchange Give Innocent Life Normal People Protect See
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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Before Consciousness Enjoy French-fries Piece Second Split Star Tree
Getting from page four to page five is more important than spending three weeks getting page four perfect.
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Four Get Important More Page Perfect Spend Week
Getting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn’t difficult at all.
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All Difficult Get Inside Mind Terrorist
The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER

Avoid Find Think Way Write Writer
I engage in too many activities already through the actions of my characters.
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Action Activity Already Character Engage Many Though
Wider travels have given me considerably greater insight into how cultural differences affect not only people, but politics and art.
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Art Culture Difference Wide Politics Travel
Don’t try to write to the trend of the moment.
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Moment Trend Try Write
I try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible.
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Challenge Much Myself Often Possible Try
Given all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn’t done too badly.
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Badly Change Economic Give Technology
We’re all nothing but unified arrangements of atoms and particles, drifting around.
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Around Arrangement Atom Drift Enjoy Nothing Particle Unfile
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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Concentration Connect Level Personal Special Effect
Dawn was written well before 9/11. People speak a lot today about the banality of evil, but not all evil is banal.
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Banal Banality Before Drawn Evil People Speak Today Write
Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer.
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Being Explorer Grow Traveler Want Writer
It is always hard when reality intrudes on belief.
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Always Belief Hard Intrude Reality
All I ever wanted to be was a traveler and explorer.
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All Explorer Traveler Want
There’s certainly more new SF available than when I started writing.
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Available Certainly More New Start Write
Some of it is carefully structured and well-thought-out. That’s where the real danger lies.
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Carefully Danger Real Some Structure Thought Well
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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Basketball Divide Hobby Least Once Play Traditional Year

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