Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERGetting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn’t difficult at all.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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I enjoy listening to classical music and heavy metal.
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All I ever wanted to be was a traveler and explorer.
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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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I try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible.
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Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer.
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Don’t try to write to the trend of the moment.
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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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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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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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So rewriting is hard for me. I mean, I already know the story and would rather read something new.
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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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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.
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Last year I went to a worldcon for the first time in two decades. I may go again this year.
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