Laura
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Paul Tremblay:
Hi. I just read that Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (commonly shortened to Alice in Wonderland) is an 1865 novel written by English mathematician Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. I wonder how many writers are also mathematician? And how that can combine to form certain writing style ?
Paul Tremblay
I did not know that about Lewis Carroll!
There are a few of us math/stem writers out there, particularly in science fiction. Stewart O'Nan (friend, mentor, brilliant writer) was an engineering major in college.
I have no idea if there's any connection to our styles. I think it help informs how I put together stories/novels but exactly how, i don't think I can explain other than to say I typically write the story in the order in which I think it'll appear in the book and also, I do a lot of editing as i go.
There are a few of us math/stem writers out there, particularly in science fiction. Stewart O'Nan (friend, mentor, brilliant writer) was an engineering major in college.
I have no idea if there's any connection to our styles. I think it help informs how I put together stories/novels but exactly how, i don't think I can explain other than to say I typically write the story in the order in which I think it'll appear in the book and also, I do a lot of editing as i go.
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