Derek
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Who is your favorite character to write? What is it that makes them stand out for you as an author?
Lois McMaster Bujold
I find I like best working with a character who has complicated and interesting thoughts, an interior landscape worth spending time in. It is increasingly the same case for my chosen reading, too -- if I'm going to be spending hours -- or, in the case of a book I'm writing, months -- in this other headspace, I want it to be a congenial one. This seems to work for both fiction and nonfiction, interestingly. This quality is also sometimes dubbed "voice", but I think there's far more to it than just style. A quite complex headspace can be expressed in plain language, but witty delivery is very much a bonus. A character who offers dry wit and humor that is sharp without being cruel along with his or her insights is a special treat.
Ta, L.
Ta, L.
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Ah finally, able to converse. I hope there isn't a letter cap...spoilers there is >:) I don't know this website very well is there a better way to message you directly? If not long story cut VERY SHORT...I finished reading Cordelia's Honor at 6amCST this morning before going to bed. I laughed, I cried, I contemplated my own mortality and called family, and I am very grateful the rest of your books are in the back.
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