Matthew Dick
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
When asked "what is your favorite series," I do have ones within genres, but none overall because it's apples and oranges to me. That said, "Vorkosigan Saga" is my favorite Sci-Fi series, and if pressed on a favorite author, your name is the one I give. I simply love your flavor of storytelling. Obligatory fanboying out of the way, do you have any advice on writing stories for us who are woefully inexperienced?
Lois McMaster Bujold
As always, my pointer for newbie writers is Pat Wrede's blog, and/or her ebook Wrede on Writing. Some of the most level-headed writing advice on the net, and covers, over time, a wide range of topics. (The search function is useful for netting particular interests.) https://pcwrede.com/blog/
Should keep you busy for a while.
Good luck -- L.
As always, my pointer for newbie writers is Pat Wrede's blog, and/or her ebook Wrede on Writing. Some of the most level-headed writing advice on the net, and covers, over time, a wide range of topics. (The search function is useful for netting particular interests.) https://pcwrede.com/blog/
Should keep you busy for a while.
Good luck -- L.
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Sarag
asked
Lois McMaster Bujold:
By any chance, do you know if they will be translating Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen to Croatian? Thank you all the same if you do not know. Sara Also, my grandmother, 91 year old voracious reader, has finally given in and allowed me to give her an SF book, short story-now she's hooked on Vorkosigans
Catherine Nemeth
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Des explains their differing reactions to the Bastard at the end of ‘Demon Daughter’ that Atto is too young to be corrupt and so doesn’t fear Him, and Des is too old not to be corrupt and so fears being taken by Him. Is there any possible fate for a demon other than their destruction at some point, either by a Saint of the Bastard after ascending their host, or by the Bastard Himself for killing a person?
Rick Ellrod
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
The Sharing Knife maps are remarkably similar to the Midwest of North America. This has made me wonder occasionally whether it's really the far future of our own world - if one assumes a technological culture was succeeded by one based on groundwork, which then fell. Or is this an alternate America, like Patricia Wrede's Frontier Magic?
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