American - Author | April 1, 1926 - November 21, 2011
People have freaked out when I tell them that my dragons are scientifically based... what else can you call a genetically engineered life form?
Anne McCaffrey
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Mostly I'm telling people that they don't have to be victims.
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I'm 78, I'm on my pension in Ireland, and all that good stuff.
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I think writers need windows on a view to remind them that a whole world is out there, not the minutiae with which they might be dealing on a close scale.
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I think the Internet, particularly the availability of information, is great. I do a lot of correspondence on-line and have a chat line to talk to my fans as well.
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I have written my own screen version of Pern, but had no buyers yet.
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I have my good days and my bad days, but I don't have as much energy as I used to back when I was young and foolish and didn't count the cost - and it takes a lot - to write.
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I have always used emotion as a writing tool. That goes back to me being on the stage.
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I don't often reread my own books, unless I am going into another in the series and need to refresh my mood when originating the concept.
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I do outlines when I'm writing with someone, but they also need to have a certain amount of freedom.
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I didn't raise Todd to be a writer, but he happened to be one anyway.
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I also don't have organized religion on Pern. I figured - since there were four holy wars going on at the time of writing - that religion was one problem Pern didn't need.
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