In writing a series of stories about the same characters, plan the whole series in advance in some detail, to avoid contradictions and inconsistencies. — L. Sprague de Camp Copy Share Image
There is no mistaking the dismay on the face of a writer who has just heard that his brain child is a deformed idiot. — L. Sprague de Camp Copy Share Image
“Not at all," persisted Chalmers, unaware that Shea was trying to shush him. "The people of the country have agreed to call magic 'white'… — L. Sprague de Camp Copy Share Image
Speech sounds can be analyzed into fundamental units called phonemes; these move around like protozoa in a drop of water, and, like protozoa, join… — L. Sprague de Camp Copy Share Image
In writing a series of stories about the same characters, plan the whole series in advance in some detail, to avoid contradictions and inconsistencies. — L. Sprague de Camp Copy Share Image
Therefore, no matter how the world makes out in the next few centuries, a large class of readers at least will not be too… — L. Sprague de Camp Copy Share Image
“You don't like the Goths?" "No! Not with the persecution we have to put up with!" "Persecution?" "Religious persecution. We won't stand for it… — L. Sprague De Camp Copy Share Image
“There is no mistaking the dismay on the face of a writer who has just learned that his brain child is a deformed idiot.” — L. Sprague de Camp Copy Share Image
The story of civilization is, in a sense, the story of engineering-that long and arduous struggle to make the forces of nature work for… — L. Sprague de Camp Copy Share Image
