Francine Pefanio
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Good day ma'am I am Francine Pefanio a student from Naga National High School and I just want to ask you some questions for being a good author First... Do you view writing as a spiritual practice? Second.. What period of your life you started writing most often? (child, teenager, young adult) Third.. How did you come up with the idea? uhmm.. How long does it take you to write a book? lastly.. When did you first r
Lois McMaster Bujold
Hi Francine --
I see you seem to be in the same class as this: https://www.goodreads.com/questions/1...
Breaking out your questions in order,
"First... Do you view writing as a spiritual practice?"
Ah, there's a different question, very good. No, not as such, but writing by its nature entails enormous amounts of self-reflection and self-awareness, if sometimes in a rather dissociative way. It also depends on how one defines "spiritual", and whether it is to be sought outside the self or within the self, or both.
"What period of your life you started writing most often?"
Answered in part here: https://www.goodreads.com/questions/1... But certainly my early 30s were when I grew serious about productivity. It wasn't just a hobby at that point.
"Third.. How did you come up with the idea? "
Duplicate question, answered in the link/s above.
"How long does it take you to write a book?"
Mine have varied from ten months to four years, depending on pressure and interruptions.
Your last question was cut off by the character limit of the questions box. If it is not a duplicate, you may ask it again.
Good luck with your reading and writing!
Ta, L.
I see you seem to be in the same class as this: https://www.goodreads.com/questions/1...
Breaking out your questions in order,
"First... Do you view writing as a spiritual practice?"
Ah, there's a different question, very good. No, not as such, but writing by its nature entails enormous amounts of self-reflection and self-awareness, if sometimes in a rather dissociative way. It also depends on how one defines "spiritual", and whether it is to be sought outside the self or within the self, or both.
"What period of your life you started writing most often?"
Answered in part here: https://www.goodreads.com/questions/1... But certainly my early 30s were when I grew serious about productivity. It wasn't just a hobby at that point.
"Third.. How did you come up with the idea? "
Duplicate question, answered in the link/s above.
"How long does it take you to write a book?"
Mine have varied from ten months to four years, depending on pressure and interruptions.
Your last question was cut off by the character limit of the questions box. If it is not a duplicate, you may ask it again.
Good luck with your reading and writing!
Ta, L.
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