Kalen Delaney
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Reading Sharing Knife for the 4th or 5th time, and just finished the part where Dag sees inside the woman with appendicitis. I started thinking that was very similar to what Pen&Des can do. Then I realized that when Dag gives a 'ground reinforcement', it's almost exactly the same as Pen giving a dose of 'uphill magic'. Imagine my excitement! Have you ever thought that there are people who can actually do that?
Lois McMaster Bujold
In real life, no, sadly.
My two fictional worlds take their similarities from my own ad hoc grounding in biology and medicine, I think. Given human bodies, there are only so many things that can be done with them unless one is going to unmoor one's magic system entirely from any physical realism. Which is a perfectly fine fantasy narrative choice, just not the one I made for these two universes.
Ta, L.
In real life, no, sadly.
My two fictional worlds take their similarities from my own ad hoc grounding in biology and medicine, I think. Given human bodies, there are only so many things that can be done with them unless one is going to unmoor one's magic system entirely from any physical realism. Which is a perfectly fine fantasy narrative choice, just not the one I made for these two universes.
Ta, L.
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Kate Davenport
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
I wonder how much interest Miles is taking in his half-sisters and one third (?) brothers, since they are so far away physically and so different in age. I have had several friends with siblings and half siblings far away physically and/or chronologically and they run the gamut from being very close, to being cordial acquaintances, to being essentially strangers.
David Wooddell
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
I'm 66 and have been diagnosed with macula degeneration. I've begun listening to audiobooks to allow my eyes to rest. I'm not sure what I'll do as a writer, however, if my eyesight fails. You've mentioned some eyesight problems, too, Lois, and I wonder if you've tried any software to help writing that is not so taxing on your eyes? Have you tried dictation software, or other helps?
Adelas
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Pardon if this has been asked before - I loaded about 300 of the Asks here and didn't see it, so... I've been reading through some older stuff (Cordelia's Honor at the mo) & I keep seeing the word "bemused" used as a synonym for "amused", rather than "confused/bewildered". Is this a deliberate subversion (ie you're trying to get that definition more widely used), or is it an error? Loving everything so far :)
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