“Writing allows me the time to travel and see the world, which is what I always wanted to do. I'd really like to have been Sir Richard Francis Burton, but it's the wrong century.” WorldWritingHas BeensWantedCenturyTravelFunny Travel Author:Alan Dean Foster
“I write early in the morning, usually after reading portions of at least half a dozen newspapers on the web.” WritingReadingHalfMorningNewspapersDozenPortions Author:Alan Dean Foster
“There's certainly more new SF available than when I started writing. That means there's also more bad SF available. Whether there is also more good is a matter for future historians of the field.” WritingMeanMatterFieldsAvailableHistorian Author:Alan Dean Foster
“Keep writing. Try to do a little bit every day, even if the result looks like crap. Getting from page four to page five is more important than spending three weeks getting page four perfect.” IfsWritingTryingLooksLittlesImportantThreeBitsPerfectResultsFiveFourWeekLittle BitPagesSpendingCrap Author:Alan Dean Foster
“I hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can't write a note.” WritingI CanNotesSymphony Author:Alan Dean Foster