Bob

Bob asked Marie Brennan:

As a writer, do you follow a strict regimen of writing so many pages or words per day regardless of dreaded periods such as writer's block? If not, how do you approach writing sessions?

Marie Brennan My standard pace is to aim for a thousand words a day, but I recognize that various things will interfere with that -- ranging from illness to backtracking through the draft so I can fix something before I move forward. I don't like to talk about "writer's block" because I think it obscures what's actually going on: am I tired? Coming down with something? Stressed? Unexcited about the next bit of story? Took a wrong turn somewhere and need to rip that part out? Just feeling lazy? Identifying the cause of my "writer's block" is necessary before I'll know how to address it, and the name doesn't help with that.

Of course, if things are going well, I'll happily write *more* than a thousand words -- I did 2.5K the other night, because I was just on a roll. So it's quite variable!

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Shane Kiely

Shane Kiely asked Marie Brennan:

Is there any specific historical figure that inspired the creation of Lady Trent?

Naomi G Rivkis

Naomi G Rivkis asked Marie Brennan:

Do you know (even if Lady Trent won't ever have occasion to talk about it much) the religious history of your world, that led to a schism between pseudo-Jewish Sadducic and Pharisaic origins? Does it basically parallel the Catholic/Protestant schism in our world's Renaissance, or did it happen a different way and at a different time? Or did you never figure out the details, even in your own head?

Julia Sarene

Julia Sarene asked Marie Brennan:

I listened to the first two Lady Trent books on audible and completely fell in love. I have now bought the whole series as audio book, and (pre-)odered all the hardcover copies, as I just HAVE to have those marvellously beautiful books on my shelf. So my question is - are there any more of those stunning illustrations for sale anywhere? I could stare at the high resolution cover /thanks!) for hours!

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