The absurdist stuff wasn't terribly popular at the time I was doing it.
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As far as the mechanics go, working with other people on received ideas was for me a very interesting technical problem. I can't say that any of my collaborations engaged my heart, but they engaged the craftsman in me.Robert Sheckley
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I sell well now in Russia. I remember one signing in Russia some years ago where the bookstore had two strongmen to hold the crowds back.
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Once you find you can't walk as far and as fast as you were able, life becomes more complicated.
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So I try to stick with the structure, make the sentences work, and not to follow one sentence of 114 words with another of the same length.
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There's no sense going crazy over this stuff. Short stories help me with that, since you can do a story in anywhere from one day to a week.
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