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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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Enjoying consciousness every now and then for a second or so before splitting up to become bits and pieces of trees and stars and french fries.
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Before Consciousness Enjoy French-fries Piece Second Split Star Tree
I’ve been writing full-time since 1978.
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Ful Long Since Time Write
An apex is always surrounded only by emptiness
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Apex Emptiness Surround
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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Where lies the line between sorcery and science? It is only a matter of terminology, my friend.
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It’s a life of sacrifice. There are rewards, but also a certain degree of sterility.
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Certain Kife Reward Sacrifice Sterility
We’re not a particular species. Check out popular video games.
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Check Game Paricular Poepilar Spevies Video
Even as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies.
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Beings Children Elaborate Even Fabricate Human
In loquaciousness lay insanity.
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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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How much research I have to do depends on the nature of the story. For fantasy, none at all.
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All Depend Fantasy Nature None Research Story
Dawn was written well before 9/11. People speak a lot today about the banality of evil, but not all evil is banal.
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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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I have a bad tendency to get rapidly bored with my own material.
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Bad Bore Material Own Rapidly Tendency
There’s certainly more new SF available than when I started writing.
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Available Certainly More New Start Write
We’re all nothing but unified arrangements of atoms and particles, drifting around.
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If you’re crazy, there’s two things you can do to make yourself feel better: One is to get yourself cured. The other is to make everyone you have to deal with crazy.
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Another Better Crazy Cure Feel Make One Thing Yourself
I write early in the morning, usually after reading portions of at least half a dozen newspapers on the web.
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Don’t try to write to the trend of the moment.
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Living gives you a better understanding of life.
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Better Give Life Living Understanding
Given all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn’t done too badly.
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Badly Change Economic Give Technology
Some of it is carefully structured and well-thought-out. That’s where the real danger lies.
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I enjoy listening to classical music and heavy metal.
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Classical Enjoy heavy Listen Metal
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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Basketball Divide Hobby Least Once Play Traditional Year
The universe is full of dead people who lived by assumption.
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Assumption Dead Full Live People Universe
I engage in too many activities already through the actions of my characters.
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Action Activity Already Character Engage Many Though
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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Concentration Connect Level Personal Special Effect

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