Mary Bertke
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Congratulations. You've just achieved the type of success in which Aral Vorkosigan is footnoted as being the father of Miles Vorkosigan. Or had you already reached that point?
Lois McMaster Bujold
I suspect the impact of engineers upon the world is rather greater than that of writers, but one must reflect who it is gets to write the accounts... :-) Engineers are quieter, their successes found in all the disasters that don't happen, and thus are never taken note of.
I do wish my dad could have lived to see some of my later successes -- he died a month after my first book was published, at which time it was by no means clear if this writing stuff was going to work out for me.
Ta, L.
I suspect the impact of engineers upon the world is rather greater than that of writers, but one must reflect who it is gets to write the accounts... :-) Engineers are quieter, their successes found in all the disasters that don't happen, and thus are never taken note of.
I do wish my dad could have lived to see some of my later successes -- he died a month after my first book was published, at which time it was by no means clear if this writing stuff was going to work out for me.
Ta, L.
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Alex
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Hello! I loved the Sharing Knife and Chalion series, but Sharing Knife really resonated with me. It's such a unique world and I've never read one like it. While I'm sure you get these questions all the time, will you explore the Sharing Knife universe further? Perhaps maybe a 50 years into the future or something. I'd love to see how Dag and Fawn, and their children, change their world. Thanks!
Yvonne Rediger
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Hi Lois, Love your series, especial Cordelia's and Miles', read them all and got friends and family hooked on your books too. Most recently, Flowers for Vashnio, nicely done. I was wondering if we will see Miles sleuthing around again any time soon? Also, how does one go about requesting a review for their published work? Thanks, Yvonne Rediger VIC Shapeshifter Series Musgrave Landing Mysteries.
Jason Howell
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Hello Lois... I'm asking this question of several writers (some friends, some strangers).... Does small-talk come easily for you? If so, do you think the ability to fill silence in conversation informs your writing at all? If not, do you think being averse to small-talk has anything to do with your taking to the page?
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