Norine Luker
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Lately, I find myself rereading old favorites like all your books versus making it through anything new by newer authors. In your experience/view, what makes a book rereadable? And are you working on anything now? Because for me, I have concluded that I get spoiled by quality storytelling combined with quality stories, and so far you are batting 999.
Lois McMaster Bujold
Thanks for the kind words! Answering the second question first, another Penric novella. I hope to get it done and up in another month or so. (We're talking about late 2021, here.)
For the first question, that will change with every reader, and with the same reader over time. But for me, what makes books rereadable are characters that for one reason or another I have come to care a lot about, and so want to be with again. Plot is more of a once-and-done thing.
Ta, L.
For the first question, that will change with every reader, and with the same reader over time. But for me, what makes books rereadable are characters that for one reason or another I have come to care a lot about, and so want to be with again. Plot is more of a once-and-done thing.
Ta, L.
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Seantheaussie
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Since the debut of the ebook have you "punched up" the "kindle sample" beginnings of your books, because they are now effectively part of the marketing? I think books used to be like movies, which could start slowly because people had already paid (sunk cost fallacy). They are now like TV shows, that have to grab and hold flighty viewers.
Starsreader
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
I am devouring the snippet like short books on Penric, excellent idea pacing them out like this and whispersyncing the ebook with the audiobook. When writing these, I always love the names you find for the protagonists (may have mentioned that earlier). It's almost sad if Penric gets shortened to Pen, though, so would you consider this compromise: use Pen in spoken language, and Penric, in full, in storytelling?
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