Juli
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Have you ever written a play or script? (We were discussing your works over dinner last night, and one topic that came up was how "Mountains of Mourning" would make an excellent stage play.)
Lois McMaster Bujold
No, no plays or scripts from me. It's a different medium from novels and short stories, etc., so I'd have to retrain, which I am presently too lazy to do. More cogently, to achieve any kind of performance and reach an audience, it requires working together with people in groups.
A mainstream novel I read once had the memorable line, discussing the pleasures of life, "It takes two to make love, but eating you can do alone." I would add writing fiction to that list.
Ta, L.
No, no plays or scripts from me. It's a different medium from novels and short stories, etc., so I'd have to retrain, which I am presently too lazy to do. More cogently, to achieve any kind of performance and reach an audience, it requires working together with people in groups.
A mainstream novel I read once had the memorable line, discussing the pleasures of life, "It takes two to make love, but eating you can do alone." I would add writing fiction to that list.
Ta, L.
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Does "Knife Children" put a wrap on the Sharing Knife series? I hope not. I was sad when the Vorkosigan series ended, but as much as I enjoyed it, it is the Sharing Knife series I turn to when the days get short and a cozy chair (with a blanket) is most appealing. Then I need my comfort books. I pull volume 1 off the shelf and read again how Fawn sparks new life in world-weary Dag. Such a great story.
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I'm a sci-fi romance author with my debut coming out in July. I've seen your name come up often as a founding author in sci-fi romance. I'm curious if you agree with that characterization? Did you deliberately lean on classic romance tropes in Captain Vorpatril's Alliance like marriage of convenience and oblivious to love or was that more of a happy accident?
Alex Shrugged
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
I am told that a good writer must be willing to put characters he/she loves in danger and even let them die for the sake of the story. You have killed off a number of likeable characters in the Vorkosigan series. How hard was that for you? I am being vague to avoid any spoilers, but in general, was it hard?
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