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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Haha! Sorry that was my little brother Jackel. But he meant to say what your very first story did to inspire you to make more?
Lois McMaster Bujold
Depends on what you mean by "first"; I've had many, starting from a writing assignment in third grade, going on through junior high efforts that would be called fanfiction today (the term was not to my knowledge invented yet in the early 60s, tho' it wouldn't be long), through to my first finished professional novelette that didn't sell, through to my first novel that did. Much of this is covered here: https://www.amazon.com/Sidelines-Essa... I'd direct you particularly to the occasional essay titled "My First Novel" for an answer at some length.
I was trying to write from very early on, though I lost track of myself for several long stretches in there. It took till my early thirties to claim that identity with sufficient determination to see it through.
(Also, lots and lots of reading.)
Ta, L.
Depends on what you mean by "first"; I've had many, starting from a writing assignment in third grade, going on through junior high efforts that would be called fanfiction today (the term was not to my knowledge invented yet in the early 60s, tho' it wouldn't be long), through to my first finished professional novelette that didn't sell, through to my first novel that did. Much of this is covered here: https://www.amazon.com/Sidelines-Essa... I'd direct you particularly to the occasional essay titled "My First Novel" for an answer at some length.
I was trying to write from very early on, though I lost track of myself for several long stretches in there. It took till my early thirties to claim that identity with sufficient determination to see it through.
(Also, lots and lots of reading.)
Ta, L.
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Have you noticed? If you have read some of the "Rivers of London" series by Aaronovitch, you are aware that there really are multiple hidden rivers under London. They were once open rivers which have been built over or assigned to underground culverts. *Discover Magazine*, November/December 2021 issue, has an article by Natasha Khullar Relph, which explains how the city is bringing them back above ground again.
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
As someone who loves physical books, but who missed the limited-edition Penric publication (and who prefers paperbacks whenever possible anyway-- they fit better when being carried everywhere) are we ever likely to see a collected set of the Penric novellas? (And will there be more? I'll admit, they're getting more and more "but what happens next?" as they continue. ;) Not that I'm complaining, Pen & Des rock.)
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