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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Catherine Nemeth
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
In Wot5G as the Gods are real but not material, how much are theology/religious beliefs from divine inspiration vs man-made? Could someone create a new theology (aside from Quadrene)? Start a weird sex cult? Claim to be a priest from a distant land with different gods that can intervene directly/cure disease/bestow good fortune,etc (for donations)? Would they eventually get stopped by a real divine/saint/sorcerer/god?
Erin Kellison
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
My mother and I share a love of your books. I have all of your Penric novellas in ebook, but she only reads print. I would love to give her the novellas for her 80th bday, but Penric's Demon is not in print...so I can't even get her started. Do you know if it is going to be back in print any time soon? I have searched online and can only find one used copy for $190...which is a little out of my price range :)
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