I have a bad tendency to get rapidly bored with my own material.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERWe’re all nothing but unified arrangements of atoms and particles, drifting around.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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I write early in the morning, usually after reading portions of at least half a dozen newspapers on the web.
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I try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible.
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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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Where lies the line between sorcery and science? It is only a matter of terminology, my friend.
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Getting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn’t difficult at all.
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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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I enjoy listening to classical music and heavy metal.
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I hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can’t write a note.
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Given all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn’t done too badly.
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The universe is full of dead people who lived by assumption.
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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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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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Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer.
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There’s certainly more new SF available than when I started writing.
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Don’t try to write to the trend of the moment.
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