Norine Luker
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Lately, I find myself rereading old favorites like all your books versus making it through anything new by newer authors. In your experience/view, what makes a book rereadable? And are you working on anything now? Because for me, I have concluded that I get spoiled by quality storytelling combined with quality stories, and so far you are batting 999.
Lois McMaster Bujold
Thanks for the kind words! Answering the second question first, another Penric novella. I hope to get it done and up in another month or so. (We're talking about late 2021, here.)
For the first question, that will change with every reader, and with the same reader over time. But for me, what makes books rereadable are characters that for one reason or another I have come to care a lot about, and so want to be with again. Plot is more of a once-and-done thing.
Ta, L.
For the first question, that will change with every reader, and with the same reader over time. But for me, what makes books rereadable are characters that for one reason or another I have come to care a lot about, and so want to be with again. Plot is more of a once-and-done thing.
Ta, L.
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Joe Read
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
When coming up with the concept of the "black gang" for Mark, did you do any psychology research first, was there some personal experience at play, or is it strictly what you've absorbed from the media? Either way it's pretty convincing. Reading his internal monologues and external explanations has helped me have compassion for a loved one recently diagnosed with trauma-based dissociative identity, so thank you!
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
So often in fantasy that involves deities, they feel like rote miracle-granting machines. D&D takes this to absurd heights, where even the miracle of resurrection can be had at the cost of a couple of diamonds and a short prayer. Chalion is different. It's almost Kierkegaardian in it's theology; the gods are beautiful, absurd, and incomprehensible. I wept from the beauty of it. How did you create Chalion's theology?
Seantheaussie
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Since the debut of the ebook have you "punched up" the "kindle sample" beginnings of your books, because they are now effectively part of the marketing? I think books used to be like movies, which could start slowly because people had already paid (sunk cost fallacy). They are now like TV shows, that have to grab and hold flighty viewers.
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