Bob
asked
Lois McMaster Bujold:
You've mentioned dealing with insomnia, do you ever write during that time? If so, have any memorable scenes or ideas come together as a result of your sleeplessness? Or is the causality the other way around? Can you not sleep sometimes because your mind is too busy trying to solve things to sleep? I'm betting on the latter because Miles.
Lois McMaster Bujold
Alas, I do not create during my insomnia. I mainly lie there and fume.
It also steals my creative and writing brain the next day, because of the deep fatigue, headache, and body ache that result from too little sleep. Sleep meds help general function, when they work at all, but then have drug hangovers the next day that also rob me of higher brain function, so there's no win there.
Insomnia. Sounds dramatic, actually sucks. Not recommended for writers.
Ta, L.
Alas, I do not create during my insomnia. I mainly lie there and fume.
It also steals my creative and writing brain the next day, because of the deep fatigue, headache, and body ache that result from too little sleep. Sleep meds help general function, when they work at all, but then have drug hangovers the next day that also rob me of higher brain function, so there's no win there.
Insomnia. Sounds dramatic, actually sucks. Not recommended for writers.
Ta, L.
More Answered Questions
Aprilleigh
asked
Lois McMaster Bujold:
I just realized my son (who is almost 10) shares an unusual name with one of your characters, Ser Galen. As many times as I've reread those books I'm shocked it took me this long to make that connection. Other than the historical significance, I thought the only other place I had seen it before was the character Richard Galen from STTNG (there's a bit of a family in-joke about the latter). Where did you get the name?
leona
asked
Lois McMaster Bujold:
Hi, do you write in chronological order or just write which ever idea speaks out to you the most?
About Goodreads Q&A
Ask and answer questions about books!
You can pose questions to the Goodreads community with Reader Q&A, or ask your favorite author a question with Ask the Author.
See Featured Authors Answering Questions
Learn more