American - Writer | October 15, 1953 -
Now I have to motivate myself much more than I had previously.
Walter Jon Williams
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For every SF reader of that period, Robert A. Heinlein was also a touchstone.
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I went to college, though I didn't take many writing courses.
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I found college useful for a lot of other reasons. It exposed me to a great many influences I wouldn't otherwise have encountered, and gave me a lot of time with some very intelligent people whose thoughts are still with me.
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When state and religion are one, religion becomes a means for the powerful to remain in power.
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How long it takes to write a book depends on its length.
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The Rift, which was well over a thousand pages of manuscript, took two years.
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I've experienced writer's block, but never for more than a few days.
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I can't speak for the other authors, but what I hoped to achieve was to illuminate certain corners of the Lucas universe that hadn't yet been explored.
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Even if you only want to write science fiction, you should also read mysteries, poetry, mainstream literature, history, biography, philosophy, and science.
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Everything that you read is an influence on everything you write, and you want to draw as many elements into your work as you can.
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Try to meet as many authors, agents, and editors as you can.
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