Michelle Ecume
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
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(view spoiler)[Mark's my absolute favorite character of the series, and I've got a question about his psychology. I've taken a few undergrad level psych courses and wondered did you base it off of mental fragmentation, or do you base it off a real mental illness that maybe I haven't heard of? And one more question: do you see Mark and Kareen ever getting married? I loooooove them together, so I've always been curious.
~Michelle (hide spoiler)]
~Michelle (hide spoiler)]
Lois McMaster Bujold
Multiple personality disorder is an old, and perhaps somewhat factitious, idea. The more recent notions about dissociative disorders generally seem to rest on somewhat more solid foundations. The rest was creative insight; putting myself in Mark's skin and thinking it through, which is what a writer does when creating any character, more or less convincingly.
I don't know if Mark and Kareen will ever marry; they seem to be getting along fine with a galactic-style partnership. If they did, they might well have a choice of which legal codes to marry under, which could matter. If they ever decide to have children, that could change, but probably won't until that point.
Ta, L.
Multiple personality disorder is an old, and perhaps somewhat factitious, idea. The more recent notions about dissociative disorders generally seem to rest on somewhat more solid foundations. The rest was creative insight; putting myself in Mark's skin and thinking it through, which is what a writer does when creating any character, more or less convincingly.
I don't know if Mark and Kareen will ever marry; they seem to be getting along fine with a galactic-style partnership. If they did, they might well have a choice of which legal codes to marry under, which could matter. If they ever decide to have children, that could change, but probably won't until that point.
Ta, L.
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Peter
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Dear Lois,
I am a long time fan and would firstly like to thank you for the universes you have produced for our enjoyment.
I find myself wondering about Duv Galeni. In 'Memory' and 'Kommar' it is mentioned that Duv and Miles worked a case together on Kommar and Miles helped Duv with a memorial burning for his Aunt. My question is am I missing a novella? Or is this event entirely 'off-page'?
Regards
Peter
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I am a long time fan and would firstly like to thank you for the universes you have produced for our enjoyment.
I find myself wondering about Duv Galeni. In 'Memory' and 'Kommar' it is mentioned that Duv and Miles worked a case together on Kommar and Miles helped Duv with a memorial burning for his Aunt. My question is am I missing a novella? Or is this event entirely 'off-page'?
Regards
Peter (hide spoiler)]
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