Kathie asked Lois McMaster Bujold:

Hi, Lois. I am a decades-long fan. Thanks for your books! I’ve always enjoyed the Heyer-Sayers callbacks in your books and am delighted to find out you are also a Jennifer Crusie fan. Bujold, Heyer, Sayers, and Crusie are my favorite re-reads. Some of your writing reminds me of Elizabeth Goudge. Did you read her, especially the lovely children’s book The Valley of Song? There is a lot there that feels Penric-ish.

Lois McMaster Bujold
Glad you've enjoyed!

Nope, I'd never heard of Goudge. I'll have to look her up.

Ta, L.

On a re-listen of the Vorkosigan audiobooks recently, I noticed a 1-line reference to the tunnels under Vorbarr Sultana that were used to such great effect in Captain Vorpatril's Alliance - which was written about 20 years later. This got me to wondering: how much research of your own work is (was) involved in preparing for a new entry in a series that has been written over such a length of time?

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