Celtic
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
All of the Murderbot novellas are very good - recommend. I'm thoroughly enjoying a re-read, building up to the novel that's just been released. Fascinating to see here how little gap there was between you finishing the latest Penric and it appearing online - is that a record?
Lois McMaster Bujold
Mm, it was a short gap, but perhaps made to appear shorter by the fact I was keeping quiet about the work until my test readers could see the final draft, and I could get some sense of how it would be received despite the unfortunate coincidence of subject matter and timing. There was also some back-and-forthing about the title and cover before we got it right, which, for similar reasons, I didn't particularly want to air to fans.
It seems to have all come together in the end, though. I'm looking forward to a summer off, after all the flurry of PR this month and leading in to Nebula Weekend.
Ta, L.
Mm, it was a short gap, but perhaps made to appear shorter by the fact I was keeping quiet about the work until my test readers could see the final draft, and I could get some sense of how it would be received despite the unfortunate coincidence of subject matter and timing. There was also some back-and-forthing about the title and cover before we got it right, which, for similar reasons, I didn't particularly want to air to fans.
It seems to have all come together in the end, though. I'm looking forward to a summer off, after all the flurry of PR this month and leading in to Nebula Weekend.
Ta, L.
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Simone
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
I'm interested in hearing about your early career if that's okay. :) What lessons have you learned about the business and the craft of writing that you wished you had known in the beginning? Do you write by hand, do you type, do you use dictation technology or a bit of all three? I just began reading the Vorkosigan Saga for the first time. I am now reading over 4 hours a day. Haha! Thank you for your work. :)
Tea G
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Dear Lois, Vorkosigan saga is a masterpiece. Mindblowing thoughts ran through my head while reading it. The world you have created is magnificent. I wish HBO wanted to record tv-series of books. Would you sell them the rights? Have you ever had an offer for a film adaptation? Big greetings from Croatia.
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