Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting.
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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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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Wider travels have given me considerably greater insight into how cultural differences affect not only people, but politics and art.
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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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Last year I went to a worldcon for the first time in two decades. I may go again this year.
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Keep writing. Try to do a little bit every day, even if the result looks like crap.
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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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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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I’d really like to have been Sir Richard Francis Burton, but it’s the wrong century.
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I engage in too many activities already through the actions of my characters.
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Getting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn’t difficult at all.
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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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Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer.
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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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Writing allows me the time to travel and see the world, which is what I always wanted to do.
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I have a bad tendency to get rapidly bored with my own material.
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