For every SF reader of that period, Robert A. Heinlein was also a touchstone.
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Try to meet as many authors, agents, and editors as you can.
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An SF author who reads only SF will have little new to contribute, but someone with a broader experience will bring more to the table.
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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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How long it takes to write a book depends on its length.
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