Lois McMaster Bujold's Blog, page 60
September 26, 2014
Baen podcast with 2nd half of Bujold interview now up
As promised, here:
http://www.baen.com/podcast/podcast.asp
The first half is also still available -- check the "previous podcasts" menu
Ta, L.
http://www.baen.com/podcast/podcast.asp
The first half is also still available -- check the "previous podcasts" menu
Ta, L.
September 24, 2014
another cover link
A Russian fan downlist supplied this cover scan link:
http://lib.aldebaran.ru/books/budzhol...
It looks vaguely like the Caza French cover we were talking about a bit ago, except done in a more realistic style. The rest of the Russian covers are quite interesting, too, ranging from recognizable scenes and characters from the books through to recycled stock art. If anyone has more cover art links, feel free to post them in the comments.
Ta, L.
http://lib.aldebaran.ru/books/budzhol...
It looks vaguely like the Caza French cover we were talking about a bit ago, except done in a more realistic style. The rest of the Russian covers are quite interesting, too, ranging from recognizable scenes and characters from the books through to recycled stock art. If anyone has more cover art links, feel free to post them in the comments.
Ta, L.
September 19, 2014
new Bujold interview at Baen podcast
A few weeks ago, I recorded a long phone interview with Baen editor Tony Daniel, in support of their very nice trade paperback reprint of Memory, out this month. The first half is now up here:
http://www.baen.com/podcast/podcast.asp
My part starts at about 5:30 minutes in.
The second half is supposed to go up next Friday.
The colorful visual aid:
Ta, L.
http://www.baen.com/podcast/podcast.asp
My part starts at about 5:30 minutes in.
The second half is supposed to go up next Friday.
The colorful visual aid:
Ta, L.
September 14, 2014
"Dreamweaver's Dilemma" (and Proto Zoa)
My chat list over at dendarii.com this week is discussing my first professional short story (novelette, technically), which is taking me back, rather. I wrote it in the late fall of 1982, fired with the spirit of emulation from watching my old friend Lillian Stewart Carl start her own writing career, out of the middle of a household also filled with young kids.
It is actually the start of the proto-Vorkosiverse, creating Beta Colony but before Barrayar was even thought of (or, in-universe, rediscovered.) I sometimes forget that the whole fictional universe did not actually start with Cordelia rolling over in the mud and finding Aral's boots in front of her nose; it was just the Barrayar parts that grew from him and unfolded outward.
I dubbed it "a short story written for practice" in later interviews -- if it had sold at the time, it wouldn't have been practice. I did learn a lot from writing it, as one does with early work. The mode is SFnal murder mystery; the setting is Earth.
It first hit print with the eponymous Boskone GoH souvenir book by NESFA Press in 1996. Later, I also recycled it (and the rest of my meager early short tales) into one of my first e-book experiments, Proto Zoa.
The latter, e-only, may be found here, also in the iPad and Nook stores:
http://www.amazon.com/Proto-Zoa-Lois-...
If you prefer paper, most of the contents (plus added value) are duplicated in the NESFA volume, reprinted (4 times now!) as a nice trade paperback. Contents here:
http://www.nesfa.org/press/Books/Bujo...
Visual aid:
Ta, L.
It is actually the start of the proto-Vorkosiverse, creating Beta Colony but before Barrayar was even thought of (or, in-universe, rediscovered.) I sometimes forget that the whole fictional universe did not actually start with Cordelia rolling over in the mud and finding Aral's boots in front of her nose; it was just the Barrayar parts that grew from him and unfolded outward.
I dubbed it "a short story written for practice" in later interviews -- if it had sold at the time, it wouldn't have been practice. I did learn a lot from writing it, as one does with early work. The mode is SFnal murder mystery; the setting is Earth.
It first hit print with the eponymous Boskone GoH souvenir book by NESFA Press in 1996. Later, I also recycled it (and the rest of my meager early short tales) into one of my first e-book experiments, Proto Zoa.
The latter, e-only, may be found here, also in the iPad and Nook stores:
http://www.amazon.com/Proto-Zoa-Lois-...
If you prefer paper, most of the contents (plus added value) are duplicated in the NESFA volume, reprinted (4 times now!) as a nice trade paperback. Contents here:
http://www.nesfa.org/press/Books/Bujo...
Visual aid:
Ta, L.
September 5, 2014
good covers
With all this talk of dire covers, herewith a couple of older ones that I thought were much better, certainly as far as representing the books inside goes. The artwork is not as polished as some, alas, but the composition is good and content is remarkably faithful in the details. (Spot the accurate details! There are several!) These were the 1996 editions of Shards of Honor and Barrayar in Polish.
Ta, L.
Ta, L.
August 30, 2014
few days left for this Humble Bundle
The current Humble Bundle, including but by no means limited to The Curse of Chalion, has only a few days left to run -- take advantage while you still can.
https://www.humblebundle.com/books
The offering comes to an end early next week. Pass the word promptly!
Ta, L.
https://www.humblebundle.com/books
The offering comes to an end early next week. Pass the word promptly!
Ta, L.
August 29, 2014
and you thought my covers were bad...
Ran across this post this morning...
http://www.fantasyliterature.com/give...
Bradbury's career survived, I might note. A heartening thought.
Ta, L.
http://www.fantasyliterature.com/give...
Bradbury's career survived, I might note. A heartening thought.
Ta, L.
August 28, 2014
Bujold interview included (at no extra charge)
Sarah Wendell, one of the bloggers at the romance review website Smart Bitches Who Love Trashy Books http://www.smartbitchestrashybooks.com/ , has one of her books about the romance genre on sale in the Kindle store at present -- I'm not sure for how much longer.
http://www.amazon.com/Everything-abou...
Tone and style is much like the blog. It has a number of short interviews with authors about aspects of writing romance, including one from me. Lots of fun.
Ta, L.
http://www.amazon.com/Everything-abou...
Tone and style is much like the blog. It has a number of short interviews with authors about aspects of writing romance, including one from me. Lots of fun.
Ta, L.
August 20, 2014
Humble Book Bundle is back -- and so am I.
Read all about it here...
http://cbldf.org/2014/08/harpercollin...
This time The Curse of Chalion was selected to participate.
A more direct link is here:
https://www.humblebundle.com/books
Ta, L.
http://cbldf.org/2014/08/harpercollin...
This time The Curse of Chalion was selected to participate.
A more direct link is here:
https://www.humblebundle.com/books
Ta, L.
August 18, 2014
2014 Hugo results
...are here:
http://www.thehugoawards.org/2014/08/...
The complete voting breakdown, interesting if you are in an entrails-of-the-sacrifice mood, are here:
http://loncon3.org/hugos/2014%20Hugo%...
It took me years to figure out how their Australian Ballot system works. On the whole, I think it works pretty well, in an "at least better than the alternatives" way. 60 or so years of evolution will do that.
Ta, L.
http://www.thehugoawards.org/2014/08/...
The complete voting breakdown, interesting if you are in an entrails-of-the-sacrifice mood, are here:
http://loncon3.org/hugos/2014%20Hugo%...
It took me years to figure out how their Australian Ballot system works. On the whole, I think it works pretty well, in an "at least better than the alternatives" way. 60 or so years of evolution will do that.
Ta, L.
