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Adults had the notion that juveniles needed to suffer. Only when they had suffered enough to wipe out most of their naturally joyous spirits and innocence were they staid enough to be considered mature. An adult was essentially a broken-down child.

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Children, Broken, Suffering

Piers Anthony (2002). “Centaur Aisle”, p.7, Del Rey

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If the fiercest conglomerate monsters had souls, with all that implied, who could condemn them as evil?

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Evil, Soul, Monsters

Piers Anthony (2002). “A Spell for Chameleon (Original Edition)”, p.141, Del Rey

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People talk-- they sneer at escapism. Well, there are those of us who need it.

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People, Needs, Escapism

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Terry Pratchett's right up my alley ... give him a try!

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Giving, Trying, Alleys

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At this slower pace the journey took a couple of days, and I fought off a few minor threats along the way --griffins, carnivorous plants, giant serpents, hostile centaurs, that sort of thing, purely routine --and I was beginning to get bored when at last the dusky towers of Castle Roogna hove into view.

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Couple, Journey, Views

Piers Anthony (1985). “Crewel lye: a caustic yarn”, Del Rey

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Bink knew the dolphin only from old pictures; it was a kind of magic fish that breathed air instead of water.

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Air, Water, Magic

Piers Anthony (2002). “A Spell for Chameleon (Original Edition)”, p.124, Del Rey

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Normally I work out a general summary of what I mean to do, then start writing, and the details can be different from my anticipation. So there is considerable flow, but always within channels.

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Writing, Mean, Work Out

Interview with Dag R., www.sffworld.com. June 5, 2000.

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In fact, I believe that we need better sex education in our own culture, here in America, so that young folk learn about things like venereal disease before they encounter it.

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Sex, Believe, America

Interview with Dag R., www.sffworld.com. June 5, 2000.

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When I started writing this, I found that I simply couldn't take fantasy seriously, so it became humorous, and continued from there.

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Humorous, Writing, Fantasy

Interview with Dag Rambraut, www.sffworld.com. June 5, 2000.

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Be what you are; it is better that way. --Dolph

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Way

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Barbarian --A Code of Conduct honored by all true barbarian warriors, requiring excellent coordination with weapons, closeness to nature, awkwardness with women, common sense, and completion of the mission.

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Warrior, Common Sense, Weapons

Piers Anthony (2002). “Golem in the Gears”, p.288, Del Rey

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Keep writing, because not only does practice improve skill, it gives you more chances to score on the market. I did that for eight years before making my first sale.

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Writing, Eight, Years

Interview with Dag R., www.sffworld.com. June 5, 2000.

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...the sweetest temptation could be that which was known to be the most foolish.

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Temptation, Foolish, Sweetest

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Robert Jordan... is a lot of writer

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Jordan

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I hope to read a Harry Potter novel soon, to see what it's all about. I admit to being annoyed that many good light fantasy writers have had trouble getting published, in England and elsewhere, when it is obvious the readers were waiting for us all along.

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Light, Annoyed, Waiting

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At present I answer about 100 letters a month, and read 300 emails.

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Email, Answers, Letters

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I wish my readers took less of my time - about a third of my working time goes to them - but I love and need them all.

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Wish, Needs, Reader

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Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker series also shows the potential of lighter fantastic fiction. I read the first, and listened to a tape of a later one, and it's fun.

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Fun, Tape, Fiction

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As for collaboration - I have done a lot, 26 books, and found publishers increasingly resistive to them. It's not that the books are bad; editors won't even read them.

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Book, Editors, Collaboration

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Princess Rose should indeed be a TV movie, assuming something doesn't go wrong. I don't know how good a movie it will be, because the way movie folk think is different from the way writers think, and I distrust what isn't done my way. This is what I call a healthy paranoia.

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Princess, Thinking, Rose

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What I like least is dealing with publishers who simply don't want collaborations regardless of their merit.

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Collaboration, Want, Merit

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I have always admired the work of Phil Farmer and was glad for the chance to work with him. Readers today may be too young to remember his classics like The Lovers.

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May, Today, Chance

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It would be easier to write a novel without reader input, but I feel the fiction is richer for it.

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Writing, Would Be, Fiction

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I never do a full outline, and if I did, I would not feel bound to it, because the view from inside a scene can be different from the view outside it. But neither do I just start writing and see what happens; I am far more disciplined than that.

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Writing, Views, Different

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If every editor turns you down, maybe you should take a second look at your text, however, just in case.

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Editors, Looks, Should

Interview with Dag Rambraut, www.sffworld.com. June 5, 2000.

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