So rewriting is hard for me. I mean, I already know the story and would rather read something new.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERWe’re all nothing but unified arrangements of atoms and particles, drifting around.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers.
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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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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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Keep writing. Try to do a little bit every day, even if the result looks like crap.
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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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We’re all nothing but unified arrangements of atoms and particles, drifting around.
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Given all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn’t done too badly.
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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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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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I have a bad tendency to get rapidly bored with my own material.
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The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.
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I engage in too many activities already through the actions of my characters.
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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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