Alanajames
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Thank you for all the laughs and tears from your many books. I see from this thread that nothing new will be added to the Vorkosigan universe, so I look forward to your new directions. Can you tell us about your systems as an author - what is your work life like and how do you create your new contexts? One of the aspects I love to you as a writer is your variety and depth - any secrets to share as a writer?
Lois McMaster Bujold
Oh, gosh. No secrets, no secret handshakes. Persons looking for practical writing advice might do well to start with Pat Wrede's blog or her book Wrede on Writing.
As for me, there are two books that discourse at length on the topics of how I write: The Vorkosigan Companion, edited by Lillian Stewart Carl and John Helfers, and my own Sidelines: Talks and Essays, which is an e-book collection of most of my nonfiction writings of the past three decades, which are generally about writing. (I shall not retype them all here...)
My work life has changed over the years as my life has changed -- how I operated in the 80s was different from the 90s, and again from the 00s, and is now very different again as I work out what semi-retirement means to me.
Ta, L.
Oh, gosh. No secrets, no secret handshakes. Persons looking for practical writing advice might do well to start with Pat Wrede's blog or her book Wrede on Writing.
As for me, there are two books that discourse at length on the topics of how I write: The Vorkosigan Companion, edited by Lillian Stewart Carl and John Helfers, and my own Sidelines: Talks and Essays, which is an e-book collection of most of my nonfiction writings of the past three decades, which are generally about writing. (I shall not retype them all here...)
My work life has changed over the years as my life has changed -- how I operated in the 80s was different from the 90s, and again from the 00s, and is now very different again as I work out what semi-retirement means to me.
Ta, L.
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Good afternoon! (I hope this question hasn't been asked; there's no way to search "Ask the Author" and you already have 1008 answered questions!) I've been wondering about the origin of the phrase "No artificial shortages!" that Uncle/Professor/Lord Auditor Vorthys likes. Online I found a brief modern use of the phrase on Twitter (someone talking about socialism), and not much else. Is it a quote, perhaps? Thank you!
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