Julia
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
I wonder if you have ever dreamed about any of your characters? Have they or settings/places from your books ever "showed up" in a dream, in any context? Any examples of a character from the Vorkosigan saga interacting with a character from the 5 God series? Do you recall ever having a dream that helped you figure out a plot point or given you aid in your writing? Thank you so much for considering my question.
Lois McMaster Bujold
I think they may have shown up a few times, but very seldom. I don't remember my dreams well, except for a few I'd rather forget; most of them seem to be about travel traumas. Or home repair traumas. I have spent more time in insanely snarled airports in dreams than in my waking life.
Alas, my dreams have never been any help at all in figuring out my stories, except that if I don't get enough sleep (very common these days with chronic insomnia) I can't write. Or think. Or move, much.
Which makes me wonder, does anybody else have useful dreams about my characters?
Ta, L.
I think they may have shown up a few times, but very seldom. I don't remember my dreams well, except for a few I'd rather forget; most of them seem to be about travel traumas. Or home repair traumas. I have spent more time in insanely snarled airports in dreams than in my waking life.
Alas, my dreams have never been any help at all in figuring out my stories, except that if I don't get enough sleep (very common these days with chronic insomnia) I can't write. Or think. Or move, much.
Which makes me wonder, does anybody else have useful dreams about my characters?
Ta, L.
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Cameron David
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
I was reading a thread (https://bit.ly/3FKJuMs) on how it was once considered prestigious for women in China to spend their entire lives - or as much time as possible - in decorated, raised canopy beds, and instantly thought back to float-chairs. The described attitude towards them especially seemed similar, as did one of the stories about the practice related in the post. Was this tradition an inspiration?
Nikoleta L.
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Hi! I've been told my whole life there is no such thing as a stupid question, so here I go. I was wondering if you have maybe seen the covers of the Croatian edition of the Vorkosigan saga by the amazig Esad Ribic? Your local fans are very proud of this edition (the translation is also amazing!) so I was wondering what do you think of the artwork? https://www.tumblr.com/fuckyeahesadribic/107642144987/vorkosigan-saga-c
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