Melinda
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
In nearly all your books, you use only a single Point of View character, and generally I really love your close third person style. Recently, though, I was rereading The Warrior's Apprentice, and it occurred to me that Elena has a huge personal story that we don't get to see much of. Did you ever consider using a dual POV for this book, or otherwise consider letting us see the world through Elena's eyes?
Lois McMaster Bujold
WA, only my 2nd novel written, pretty much presented itself through Miles's eyes from the get-go. (My first venture into multiple viewpoint was Falling Free, written 4th.) So, no; though if readers find themselves thinking about the other characters' viewpoints, it's a good sign they're getting through the single-viewpoint character's filters (in some cases, blinders) well. I didn't experiment with dual viewpoint till irrc my 10th novel, The Spirit Ring.
Ta, L.
WA, only my 2nd novel written, pretty much presented itself through Miles's eyes from the get-go. (My first venture into multiple viewpoint was Falling Free, written 4th.) So, no; though if readers find themselves thinking about the other characters' viewpoints, it's a good sign they're getting through the single-viewpoint character's filters (in some cases, blinders) well. I didn't experiment with dual viewpoint till irrc my 10th novel, The Spirit Ring.
Ta, L.
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So rereading Penric and the Fox, the first scene kinda of made me think about Memory and Miles ans Simon fishing scene... and it made me wonder about it. Fishing for these two set of characters seemed to be the perfect excuse to drink cold alcoholic beverage under the sun. I've never fished in my life so I have no clue, but I wondered where it comes from ? Personnal experience, inside joke, writer's licence?
Karin
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Hi! I am a teacher for German as foreign language and wanted to use one of Paul de Becker's drawings. Am I allowed to use it in class and upload it on ISL Collective (a site, where language teachers upload their work sheets)? I'd like to write an e-mail and send the drawing as attachment. Is it possible? Otherwise there is no possibility of satisfactory answer. I am no member of Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter.
Kate Davenport
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
I just wanted to thank you for so many of my "would I like to have dinner with this person?" fictional characters. It is hard to beat Peter Whimsey, but Cazaril and Cordelia are right up there. (Miles would be too, except that something awful would happen during the meal.)
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