The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERGetting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn’t difficult at all.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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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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It is always hard when reality intrudes on belief.
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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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So rewriting is hard for me. I mean, I already know the story and would rather read something new.
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Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer.
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Spontaneity is one of the joys of existence, especially if you prepare for it in advance.
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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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How much research I have to do depends on the nature of the story. For fantasy, none at all.
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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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Besides the mistakes that are pointed out, I love the way readers become involved with the characters.
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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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An apex is always surrounded only by emptiness
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The universe is full of dead people who lived by assumption.
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I see the Jedi mission as giving up a normal life in exchange for protecting the innocent.
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