Enno
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Mary Robinette Kowal:
How many of the cocktail recipes in The Spare Man are your own inventions? If I order an Orbital Insertion the next time I'm at a bar, is there even a slight chance the bartender will know what I'm talking about?
Mary Robinette Kowal
I think I invented five of them. The Orbital Insertion is one of those, so there's no chance that they'll know it -- although if they do LET ME KNOW -- but you can show them the recipe and they'll make it for you.
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David
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Mary Robinette Kowal:
How did you end up in contact with and are you still in contact with Devin from Smarter Every Day? I'd already read Seveneves but I don't believe I'd heard your name before. After watching his rocket video on youtube and hearing you talk about your book, I headed for the local library and have now finished (and quite enjoyed) the first two books of the Lady Astronaut series and have the third one on hold.
David H.
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Mary Robinette Kowal:
In an episode of Writing Excuses recently, you were praising Neal Stephenson's SEVENEVES (which you narrated). Especially with a book as long as that, do you ever find yourself imitating their style when writing your own stories, or are you pretty good at mentally separating your writing and narrating?
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Jan 17, 2023 12:26PM · flag