Fred Saberhagen
Fred Saberhagen
Fred Thomas Saberhagenwas an American science fiction and fantasy author most famous for his Berserker series of science fiction short stories and S.F. novels...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth18 May 1930
CountryUnited States of America
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Doing a work for hire is not necessarily bad, whether it's an encyclopedia article or a tie-in novel. It's just that you get no royalties.
reading people effort
I finally decided one day, reading science fiction magazines of the time, I could do at least as well as some of these people are doing. So I finally made a serious effort.
stories type
I wouldn't like to just do one story or one type of stories all the time.
vampire trends way
I am generally way out of touch with trends, except now and then I am surprised to find myself leading one, like sympathetic vampires.
stories good-story
I have some good stories yet to tell.
determination two people
If people ask me for the ingredients of success, I say one is talent, two is stubbornness or determination, and third is sheer luck. You have to have two out of the three. Any two will probably do.
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I doubt I'll ever do another book collaboration; I've been spoiled. Roger and I both happened to move to New Mexico at about the same time, when we each had a family of young kids to raise. Socializing seemed to lead naturally to working together.
american-author chief simply
At this stage, my chief professional goal is simply to keep on writing and making a living at it.