Adam White

Adam White asked Lois McMaster Bujold:

I know it's just over a 12 hour flight, but ever thought of coming to New Zealand to give a reading? You could go to Australia too. Although it is hot and has many snakes, actually if memory serves 7 or 8 of the top killers in the world. Aotearoa, land of the long white cloud, and the only thing you have to worry about is sheep.

Lois McMaster Bujold I had a wonderful trip to NZ in 2003 for the national SF convention in Auckland, and was able to tack on a 10-day tour of South Island, and I've also had a great trip to Australia, to Perth for Swancon... 23, iirc. I'd love to go back, but I'm afraid the airplane ride would be excruciating given all my wonderful new arthritis issues. I can't sleep on planes; coming back from Perth to Minneapolis entailed being awake for 36 hours. You know all those people who say they wish they had a 48-hour day? No, really, they don't.

Hot actually sounds good right about now, though. Minus-17 F. predicted here tonight.

Ta, L.

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SvetlanaP

SvetlanaP asked Lois McMaster Bujold:

This is a bit of a silly question, but I couldn't help wondering: The Vor Game mentions that Bel's cabin on the Ariel had, among other things, "a small cage housing an exotic pet from Earth Thorne called a hamster." Did you have any idea of how Bel acquired this hamster, or what happened to it, when writing that detail? Or was it just a throwaway line of description to round out the setting & character? :)

Kate Davenport

Kate Davenport asked Lois McMaster Bujold:

I just wanted to thank you for so many of my "would I like to have dinner with this person?" fictional characters. It is hard to beat Peter Whimsey, but Cazaril and Cordelia are right up there. (Miles would be too, except that something awful would happen during the meal.)

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Softness asked Lois McMaster Bujold:

NaNoWriMo is coming up soon! And it sparked my curiosity. Have you ever taken part in NaNo or a similar writing marathon in order to help you crunch through a project? What sorts of techniques have you used to push through with your writing? ^^ -Kalli

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