Kate Davenport
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
You say the e-writing process has gotten frighteningly fast. Good thing? Bad thing? Has it changed the way you write? Or any of the different stages of your writing? For myself, I can look back and see so many things that I now do totally differently because of the computer and the internet.
Lois McMaster Bujold
I should say, more precisely, that the self-e-publishing part has grown frighteningly fast. Writing still takes (me) as much time as ever.
I did finally make the shift, a few years back, to not printing out chapters as I went, instead working paperless just with e-files. (My paper consumption has dropped from cartons to next to nothing.) I find I do a lot more micro-editing this way, although I'm not sure that makes a discernible difference on the readers' end. But the editing-as-I-go, at the sentence level and scene by scene, has also grown in importance, as there is less time at the end to second-guess everything.
Ta, L.
I did finally make the shift, a few years back, to not printing out chapters as I went, instead working paperless just with e-files. (My paper consumption has dropped from cartons to next to nothing.) I find I do a lot more micro-editing this way, although I'm not sure that makes a discernible difference on the readers' end. But the editing-as-I-go, at the sentence level and scene by scene, has also grown in importance, as there is less time at the end to second-guess everything.
Ta, L.
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Kevin Reitz
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
George Eliot wrote always with a sense of failure and doom. Nabokov was fully aware of his greatness. I think you must be somewhat aware. Not wishing for a response here, I’ll just say that talent at a certain level carries the obligation to write, especially if it’s not fading. We’re all at our full powers only so long, but some writers soar well into “retirement” years. I’m afraid you’re still on obligation status.?
Richard
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
I love Miles, flaws and all, as much as it is possible to love a fictional character. However, I find Cordelia the much more compelling character. While Miles’ intelligence is unparalleled, Cordelia has a consistent wisdom that Miles seems to mostly hit at apogee. And, from my point of view, intelligence and critical thinking are major factors in acquiring wisdom. Thoughts?
Adam
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Dear Lois, Thank you for all the excellent hours of reading over the years. I really have to force myself to slow down when you have a new release because it's always bittersweet to wait a year or more for a book and then finish it in a day. I'm really enjoying penric. I'd write more, but I have to get to my question. Do you have any recommendations for someone looking for a new author to read?
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