Alanajames
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Thank you for all the laughs and tears from your many books. I see from this thread that nothing new will be added to the Vorkosigan universe, so I look forward to your new directions. Can you tell us about your systems as an author - what is your work life like and how do you create your new contexts? One of the aspects I love to you as a writer is your variety and depth - any secrets to share as a writer?
Lois McMaster Bujold
Oh, gosh. No secrets, no secret handshakes. Persons looking for practical writing advice might do well to start with Pat Wrede's blog or her book Wrede on Writing.
As for me, there are two books that discourse at length on the topics of how I write: The Vorkosigan Companion, edited by Lillian Stewart Carl and John Helfers, and my own Sidelines: Talks and Essays, which is an e-book collection of most of my nonfiction writings of the past three decades, which are generally about writing. (I shall not retype them all here...)
My work life has changed over the years as my life has changed -- how I operated in the 80s was different from the 90s, and again from the 00s, and is now very different again as I work out what semi-retirement means to me.
Ta, L.
Oh, gosh. No secrets, no secret handshakes. Persons looking for practical writing advice might do well to start with Pat Wrede's blog or her book Wrede on Writing.
As for me, there are two books that discourse at length on the topics of how I write: The Vorkosigan Companion, edited by Lillian Stewart Carl and John Helfers, and my own Sidelines: Talks and Essays, which is an e-book collection of most of my nonfiction writings of the past three decades, which are generally about writing. (I shall not retype them all here...)
My work life has changed over the years as my life has changed -- how I operated in the 80s was different from the 90s, and again from the 00s, and is now very different again as I work out what semi-retirement means to me.
Ta, L.
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Melissa
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
You are one of my favorite authors (I named my first leopard gecko after you...), but... I just read The Prisoner of Limnos, and...er... did you do any research on albinos before you wrote it? As far as I'm aware, no human albinos have red eyes. I know my friend doesn't (he's an albino), he just has super, super pale blue eyes. And, at least against a background of other white people, he looks fairly normal...
Barbara
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
I am a inspiring writer and I have written a book and am moving on to my second book. I am starting a science fiction book and I want to know what tips you could tell me in making your writing consistent and having your characters have good depth and your MC be able to be connected to other charters in your novel?
Robbi Holman
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Rereading the series. Again. Hunting around the internet looking at publishing dates vs. story chronology I found reference took a book called Test of Honor. No summary in anything I can find. Is this an old title for a book that was named something else late?
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