Lois McMaster Bujold
There are two kinds of block for me. One I might dub a "local block", where I am stuck for a time on what turn the next bit of a work in progress should take, because I haven't yet thought of a good enough one, or I've thought of a bad one and my characters go on sit-down strike till they're offered better wages. It may last for weeks, but by now I recognize it as part of my normal process. It was only a problem back when I had deadline pressures, though a story does have its own internal narrative drive as well -- "the work demands its own completion" is the way I've phrased it.
The other is more internal, or perhaps global, what a friend of mine dubs "a general disinclination to write." I may be in one of those at the moment, though it's kind of hard to distinguish from "being retired". Or maybe just being tired. It would go away on its own if I had an idea that gripped me harder than whatever life distractions I have, I suspect.
Ta, L..
There are two kinds of block for me. One I might dub a "local block", where I am stuck for a time on what turn the next bit of a work in progress should take, because I haven't yet thought of a good enough one, or I've thought of a bad one and my characters go on sit-down strike till they're offered better wages. It may last for weeks, but by now I recognize it as part of my normal process. It was only a problem back when I had deadline pressures, though a story does have its own internal narrative drive as well -- "the work demands its own completion" is the way I've phrased it.
The other is more internal, or perhaps global, what a friend of mine dubs "a general disinclination to write." I may be in one of those at the moment, though it's kind of hard to distinguish from "being retired". Or maybe just being tired. It would go away on its own if I had an idea that gripped me harder than whatever life distractions I have, I suspect.
Ta, L..
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Jacey
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Hi Lois, I bought Penric's Demon from Amazon - a kindle edition published by Spectrum and sold by Amazon. Worryingly someone has just posted this on my review: Marc Wilson says: This is a stolen book, published without the author's permission and very likely illegally scanned from an eARC (electronic Advanced Reading Copy).. Can you clarify, please. Is there a problem with this?
Stefano
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
I may agree that Barrayar’s politics have been seen and very good in A civil Campaign so I can do without the constitution. About Jackson hole instead, I think there is a lot to do and it is something that Mark should take care of. Should be the last of “the kids are all right” (even if i’d stay in your marvelous universe for ever and ever, I understand you like to go there less after so many wonderful years)?
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