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Walter Jon Williams
Walter Jon Williams
American Writer
Born: Oct 15, 1953
Authors College Many Time Work You
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I'm not afraid of werewolves or vampires or haunted hotels, I'm afraid of what real human beings to do other real human beings. Walter Jon Williams
Other Vampires Haunted Hotels Real Werewolves Real Human Human Afraid Human Beings Beings
It's hard to generalize, because they're all different. When I started, I decided to take as much advantage as I could of the freedom offered by the SF field. Walter Jon Williams
Freedom Field Could Take Generalize Advantage Because Offered Different Decided Much Hard Started
Genre labels are useful only insofar as they help you find an audience. Walter Jon Williams
You Find Insofar Only Genre Audience Labels Useful Help
The Internet offers an interesting combination of advertising and community by participating in the community you can become an advertisement for yourself. Walter Jon Williams
You Yourself Internet Become Community Combination Participating Advertisement Advertising Offers Interesting
I wanted to be an author for as long as I can remember. Walter Jon Williams
Remember Long Author Wanted
Being a writer was never a choice, it was an irresistible compulsion. Walter Jon Williams
Compulsion Writer Never Irresistible Being Choice
I now have to find a reason to write, every single day. Walter Jon Williams
Day Single Every Find Write Single Day Reason Now Every Single Day
For every SF reader of that period, Robert A. Heinlein was also a touchstone. Walter Jon Williams
Every Touchstone Robert Period Also Reader
When state and religion are one, religion becomes a means for the powerful to remain in power. Walter Jon Williams
Religion Power State Remain Powerful Becomes Means
The Rift, which was well over a thousand pages of manuscript, took two years. Walter Jon Williams
Took Thousand Over Well Years Which Pages Manuscript Rift Two
I've experienced writer's block, but never for more than a few days. Walter Jon Williams
Few More Writer Never Days Block Than Experienced
It's a tough job to tell a story when the audience already knows the ending, and the ending is bleak. Walter Jon Williams
Ending Job Tough Tell Tough Job Bleak Knows Audience Story
I'm in favor of any technology that makes my work available to the reading public at a reasonable price. Walter Jon Williams
Work Technology Reading Favor Price Makes Any Public Available Reasonable
That's why editors and publishers will never be obsolete: a reader wants someone with taste and authority to point them in the direction of the good stuff, and to keep the awful stuff away from their door. Walter Jon Williams
Good Will Someone Direction Point Never Stuff Obsolete Reader Editors Authority Taste Door Wants Them Keep Why Away Publishers Awful
Working within the limitations of the shared world generally made the writing easier, because I didn't have to invent any of the characters or background, which is usually the hardest part. Walter Jon Williams
Writing World Made Invent Background Easier Characters Generally Part Shared Because Within Limitations Any Which Working Hardest Hardest Part
Some of my ideas were shot down by Lucasfilm because they stepped on territory that has been reserved for the movies. I didn't have a problem with that. Walter Jon Williams
Problem Down Has-Been Some Stepped Ideas Because Territory Were Been Movies Shot Reserved

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