Dean Foster
Dean Foster
morning reading writing
I write early in the morning, usually after reading portions of at least half a dozen newspapers on the web.
writing
I've been writing full-time since 1978.
children revenge games
Getting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn't difficult at all. Even as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies. We're not a particular species. Check out popular video games.
storm six-months four
The storm hit with all the fury of a woman who’d been dieting for six months, only to discover she’d gained four pounds.
writing world funny-travel
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.
lying science lines
Where lies the line between sorcery and science? It is only a matter of terminology, my friend.
basketball character years
I enjoy listening to classical music and heavy metal. I play basketball and try to go diving at least once a year. I don't really have hobbies in the traditional sense... I engage in too many activities already through the actions of my characters.
book character amusement
In one book, CACHALOT, just for my own amusement, every character is based directly on someone I have known.
stories research fantasy
How much research I have to do depends on the nature of the story. For fantasy, none at all.
insanity lays
In loquaciousness lay insanity.
art philosophy band
There is nothing in art, in philosophy, or in politics to match the fervor of mutual cooperation among discordant bands of fanatics.
done economic given
Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers. Given all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn't done too badly.
writing symphony notes
I hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can't write a note.
writing perfect important
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.