#writ

Dawn was written well before 9/11. People speak a lot today about the banality of evil, but not all evil is banal. Some of it is carefully structured and well-thought-out. That's where the real danger lies. ↗

— Alan Dean Foster

#banal #banality #before #carefully #danger

Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer. All I ever wanted to be was a traveler and explorer. Science-fiction allowed me to go places that were otherwise inaccessible, which is why I started reading it. I was going to be a lawyer, but I got saved. ↗

— Alan Dean Foster

#being #ever #explorer #gave #go

I have a bad tendency to get rapidly bored with my own material, so rewriting is hard for me. I mean, I already know the story and would rather read something new. ↗

— Alan Dean Foster

#bad #bored #get #hard #i

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. ↗

— Alan Dean Foster

#available #bad #certainly #field #future

I think if you spend much time dwelling on influence you can get self-conscious about every line you write. That's a great way to freeze up. ↗

— Ben Fountain

#dwelling #every #freeze #get #great

I never listen to music when I'm writing. ↗

— Ben Fountain

#listen #music #never #writing

The main thing about writing is... writing. Sitting your butt down in the chair and doing the work. ↗

— Ben Fountain

#chair #doing #down #main #main thing

Most political journalists come to Washington because they're snappy writers, big thinkers, or news breakers. Me? My ticket to the big leagues had little to do with talent. It was mostly about the governor I was covering, Bill Clinton. ↗

— Ron Fournier

#because #big #big leagues #bill #bill clinton

The first thing is that we're being attacked by both the Writers Guild and the Producers Guild. Both of these groups are trying to diminish the importance and strength of the director. They're trying to do it through both frontal and side attacks. ↗

— John Frankenheimer

#attacks #being #both #diminish #director

If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead, either write something worth reading or do things worth writing. ↗

— Benjamin Franklin

#either #forgotten #reading #something #soon