Lois McMaster Bujold
No, I don't. I don't have a lot of physical activities -- driving, chores, handwork -- that invite hands-free listening, I am (now) part-deaf in one ear, I find oral presentations slow compared to reading, and most of all, I am a very visual processor with a very visual memory. All of that works against listening. Although if I were to acquire some hands-busy-brain-free routine task, that could change. (I once had a friend who used to work at a particularly stultifying data entry job while listening to audiobooks, which I found boggling.)
With my own books, it is pretty much impossible for any narrator to exactly replicate the cadences and intonations I have in my own mind, so that adds an extra level of dissonance.
Ta, L.
With my own books, it is pretty much impossible for any narrator to exactly replicate the cadences and intonations I have in my own mind, so that adds an extra level of dissonance.
Ta, L.
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Mary
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
If you could live anywhere in the Vorkosigan universe, where would it be and why? What are your favourite places to write about/set stories in the Vorkosigan universe? A last and somewhat related question, why aren't there more space stations? It seems like most everyone lives on planets and stationers like Elli are somewhat rare. Is this intentional or are there a lot more out there we haven't encountered yet?
Jon Hurst
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
I have been consistently amazed by your deep understanding and clear depiction of people: how they think and feel, their motivations and fears, how they can be led effectively and influenced. How did you develop your understanding of people and leadership? It seems uncanny and wonderful.
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