I usually do one con a year as a GoH and try to make the World Fantasy Convention for business purposes.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERThat means there’s also more bad SF available. Whether there is also more good is a matter for future historians of the field.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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Even as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies.
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We’re not a particular species. Check out popular video games.
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We’re all nothing but unified arrangements of atoms and particles, drifting around.
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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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It’s a life of sacrifice. There are rewards, but also a certain degree of sterility.
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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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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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In one book, CACHALOT, just for my own amusement, every character is based directly on someone I have known.
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Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer.
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The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.
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Living gives you a better understanding of life.
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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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Besides the mistakes that are pointed out, I love the way readers become involved with the characters.
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I’ve been writing full-time since 1978.
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It is always hard when reality intrudes on belief.
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