Grace
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
If someone asked you what is the most important key in becoming a published author what would you say?
Lois McMaster Bujold
This reminds me of that old joke about the fellow visiting NYC asking an elderly passerby, "How do I get to Carnegie Hall?"
To which the New Yorker replied, "Practice! Practice! Practice!"
There is more than one kind of published author, and thus more than one answer with respect to the details, but, "Write it. Finish it." would come first in all my replies. First one must write something publishable. After that comes an obstacle course which varies with the end goal, but one can't run for a touchdown with empty arms.
Ta, L.
This reminds me of that old joke about the fellow visiting NYC asking an elderly passerby, "How do I get to Carnegie Hall?"
To which the New Yorker replied, "Practice! Practice! Practice!"
There is more than one kind of published author, and thus more than one answer with respect to the details, but, "Write it. Finish it." would come first in all my replies. First one must write something publishable. After that comes an obstacle course which varies with the end goal, but one can't run for a touchdown with empty arms.
Ta, L.
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Sybal Janssen
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Finished "The Hallowed Haunt" today and am starting to reread it. Your Five Deity theology fascinates me. I was particularly taken with the idea the thumb, which represents The Bastard God touches all five fingers. Did you develop this theology completely from your own creative imagination, or was it a partial not to the five elements of the Ancient Chinese world view? Much else of your theology delighted me.
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