Lois McMaster Bujold
Staying home! No commute.
After that, the autonomy, though allowing that one must do things like make deadlines. Or turn in the final work before one runs out of money, whichever happens first.
It also gives me an excuse to be interested in everything or anything, most writers having magpie minds.
It also brings one interesting friends and colleagues. Also, a manageable amount of attention, always gratifying. (Well, when it's positive.)
And so on, but all those aspects are near the top.
Ta, L.
Staying home! No commute.
After that, the autonomy, though allowing that one must do things like make deadlines. Or turn in the final work before one runs out of money, whichever happens first.
It also gives me an excuse to be interested in everything or anything, most writers having magpie minds.
It also brings one interesting friends and colleagues. Also, a manageable amount of attention, always gratifying. (Well, when it's positive.)
And so on, but all those aspects are near the top.
Ta, L.
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Andie
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
(Part 2) Now, huge caveat here – I am just interested in how things are at the end of CVA. If it should happen that you are inspired to write more about them, events could come up could set a different direction (as it happens in real life). I am just asking here, what Simon and Alys are thinking/feeling at the end of CVA – not looking for predictions about the future. Hope that makes sense? Thank you so much!
SvetlanaP
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Did you come up with the line "I'll trade you one Mark for the Commodore's 18 million" before or after you named the character himself? It's always been one of my favourite lines in the series because of the coincidence & brilliance needed for it to work, so I've always wondered how much of a coincidence it really was. Either way, thank you for writing books with such awesome & quotable lines!
Earl Woods
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Hi, Ms. Bujold - not a question so much as a comment. I empathize with reader Alict, who asked about plans to release the Penric series in print. The only reason I have an e-reader - purchased after much soul-searching, pulling of hair, and gnashing of teeth - is because I couldn't buy the novellas as, well, what I still think of as "real books." That being said--Penric made it worthwhile. Thanks?
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