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How much research I have to do depends on the nature of the story. For fantasy, none at all.

Alan Dean Foster

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Last year I went to a worldcon for the first time in two decades. I may go again this year.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER

Decade Last Went Worldcon Year
I usually do one con a year as a GoH and try to make the World Fantasy Convention for business purposes.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER

Business Convention Fantasy Make Purpose Usually World Year
I try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible.
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Challenge Much Myself Often Possible Try
I would hope that my characters have become deeper and more rounded personalities.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER

Become Character Deep Hope Personality Round
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.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER

Concentration Connect Level Personal Special Effect
I’ve been writing full-time since 1978.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER

Ful Long Since Time Write
I have a bad tendency to get rapidly bored with my own material.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER

Bad Bore Material Own Rapidly Tendency
I write early in the morning, usually after reading portions of at least half a dozen newspapers on the web.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER

Dozen Early Half Least Morning Usually Newspaper Portion Read Web White
I hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can’t write a note.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER

Entire Head Note Oratorios Symphony Write
Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER

Being Explorer Grow Traveler Want Writer
Spontaneity is one of the joys of existence, especially if you prepare for it in advance.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER

Advance Especial Existence Joy One Prepare Spontaneous
Even as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER

Beings Children Elaborate Even Fabricate Human
Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER

Better Chaos Freedom Just Light
We’re all nothing but unified arrangements of atoms and particles, drifting around.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER

Around Arrangement Atom Drift Enjoy Nothing Particle Unfile
Wider travels have given me considerably greater insight into how cultural differences affect not only people, but politics and art.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER

Art Culture Difference Wide Politics Travel
Getting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn’t difficult at all.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER

All Difficult Get Inside Mind Terrorist

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