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I'd really like to have been Sir Richard Francis Burton, but it's the wrong century.For local issues in Japan Japan in 2003."Ĭountry leader - Religious leader -Leaders of international organizations Writing allows me the time to travel and see the world, which is what I always wanted to do. Whether there is also more good is a matter for future historians of the field. That means there's also more bad SF available. There's certainly more new SF available than when I started writing. The overwhelming triumph of the international multimedia conglomerate has resulted in less diversity within the field and has made it much harder for newer writers not only to break in, but to make any kind of a living while doing so. Life Hope Arts, Culture, Entertainment & Lifestyle Wider travels have given me considerably greater insight into how cultural differences affect not only people, but politics and art. I would hope that my characters have become deeper and more rounded personalities. Living gives you a better understanding of life. Getting from page four to page five is more important than spending three weeks getting page four perfect.
Try to do a little bit every day, even if the result looks like crap. In one book, CACHALOT, just for my own amusement, every character is based directly on someone I have known.
I write early in the morning, usually after reading portions of at least half a dozen newspapers on the web. Last year I went to a worldcon for the first time in two decades. I usually do one con a year as a GoH and try to make the World Fantasy Convention for business purposes. I try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible. There are rewards, but also a certain degree of sterility. I see the Jedi mission as giving up a normal life in exchange for protecting the innocent. I hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can't write a note. I mean, I already know the story and would rather read something new. I have a bad tendency to get rapidly bored with my own material, so rewriting is hard for me. I engage in too many activities already through the actions of my characters. I don't really have hobbies in the traditional sense. I play basketball and try to go diving at least once a year. I enjoy listening to classical music and heavy metal. How much research I have to do depends on the nature of the story. I was going to be a lawyer, but I got saved. Science-fiction allowed me to go places that were otherwise inaccessible, which is why I started reading it. All I ever wanted to be was a traveler and explorer. Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer. Even as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies. Getting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn't difficult at all. That's where the real danger lies.ĭon't try to write to the trend of the moment. Some of it is carefully structured and well-thought-out. People speak a lot today about the banality of evil, but not all evil is banal. 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.ĭawn was written well before 9/11. Given all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn't done too badly.īesides the mistakes that are pointed out, I love the way readers become involved with the characters. Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting.Īdvances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers.