Georgy Iliev
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Hi Lois, as I recently saw a youtube series about "The Truth about Space War" - the channel's name is Because Science - I came to realize I think I've read that somewhere in the books. In Mirror Dance I remember Mark recalling "The weapons were supposed to cook everyone neatly, like eggs in their shells". Considering he's from a universe in the future how scientifically aimed was that statement?
Lois McMaster Bujold
About as scientific as trying to boil a egg in its shell in a microwave, I expect. I mean, we don't need future-science for this.
Or, for more immediately pertinent parallels, I suppose the autopsy reports from submarine disasters would give some useful insights. All the space disaster autopsies we possess so far are from ground-based or atmospheric incidents.
Biology and medicine. They are real sciences, people...
(My closest speculative examination of the subject is probably the short story "Aftermaths", found at the end of Shards of Honor.)
Ta, L.
About as scientific as trying to boil a egg in its shell in a microwave, I expect. I mean, we don't need future-science for this.
Or, for more immediately pertinent parallels, I suppose the autopsy reports from submarine disasters would give some useful insights. All the space disaster autopsies we possess so far are from ground-based or atmospheric incidents.
Biology and medicine. They are real sciences, people...
(My closest speculative examination of the subject is probably the short story "Aftermaths", found at the end of Shards of Honor.)
Ta, L.
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Hi there! I wish I could rant on about how much I love your work, but space is limited, so you'll have to trust me on that. I find myself enjoying your romances more than those in most fiction I read--definitely in part for the high-quality witty banter, but also because you write characters who really seem to complement each other. Is this based on your experience of romance? Some idealized version of love? Both?
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Ms. Bujold -- I don't know if you've run across this news item, but of course I thought immediately of butterbugs. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/08/29/mealworm-margarine-could-be-right-around-the-corner-would-you-try-it/ Now all they have to do is make them glorious, right? Rick Ellrod
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I am an inspiring writer. I would like to know: would you say that writing short stories is a great way to strengthen a writer's ability to put a story on paper?
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