Lois McMaster Bujold
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Use the Goodreads private messaging system instead -- that's what it's for. To be found under the little envelope icon, I believe. I have recently reset (I hope) my GR email to public instead of limited to GR-accepted friends, so any GR member should be able to use it. In theory. Unless I'm misunderstanding the system, which happens.
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Ta, L.
Please do not use the Author Q&A feature to try to ask private questions. They cannot be answered privately.
Use the Goodreads private messaging system instead -- that's what it's for. To be found under the little envelope icon, I believe. I have recently reset (I hope) my GR email to public instead of limited to GR-accepted friends, so any GR member should be able to use it. In theory. Unless I'm misunderstanding the system, which happens.
(If the questioner has not also set their GR email to public, or possibly been friended by/friended me, not sure, I can't message them in reply either.)
Anyone who actually has used the system is invited to chime in down in the comments to explain how in more detail. The method is non-obvious, unfortunately.
Ta, L.
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SvetlanaP
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Did you come up with the line "I'll trade you one Mark for the Commodore's 18 million" before or after you named the character himself? It's always been one of my favourite lines in the series because of the coincidence & brilliance needed for it to work, so I've always wondered how much of a coincidence it really was. Either way, thank you for writing books with such awesome & quotable lines!
Steven Sarafian
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Dear Ms Bujold: Do you have favorite lines in your own work, or in the writing of others? And, if so, do they tend to be words of wisdom well expressed, a thought perfectly expressed in beautiful language, an unexpected turn in the plot delivered in a handful of words, a moment of humor? No room here for examples alas (although I have one from you for each category, & doozies from Dorothy L. Sayers and John Morressy).
Alexa
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
This isn't a question, but I haven't been able to get the system to send you a message any other way? My dad loved your books, but we especially enjoyed Curse of Chalion. Sadly he died in 2019 from mesothelioma. Which is when I discovered that the memorial ribbons for all lung cancers are white or cream. My mom and I are now planning a Bastard's Day ribbon for this year. Thank you! Alexa
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Jan 21, 2022 04:43PM · flag