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I went to a talk today by Robin Hobb (alias Megan Lindholm, alias whatever her real name is if it isn't Megan Lindholm), largely in the hopes that I would be miraculously introduced to
rivendellrose, which, since my arguable-at-best extraversion did not extend to buttonholing strangers and asking them if they were named Jen, or possibly Rosalind, did not occur. The talk itself was mildly interesting, though it served largely to remind me that I know perfectly well how to become a published writer, and know just as well that I'm not going to make any serious attempt to do so, since my ambitions feature various perks such as a reliable salary and academic conferences in foreign climes. I did finish a green wool hat for
nobu, and start another, which will be larger and therefore hopefully feltable.
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Date: 2004-04-19 09:25 pm (UTC)Margaret Astrid Lindholm Ogden. She doesn't put her real name in her books at all (I had to look it up on on the internet), although the (fairly new) book of hers that I happen to have on hand does list both pseudonyms in the "About the Author" section, which seems a little bit odd... I'll have to check and see if her older books do that.
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Date: 2004-04-19 09:36 pm (UTC)I should admit that I haven't actually read any of her stuff. I thought about it, since I knew I was going to the talk, but it all seemed too epic.
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Date: 2004-04-19 10:13 pm (UTC)I've read my share of epic fantasy, but-- other factors being equal-- recently I've not been likely to pick up a book by an unfamiliar author if it says something like "Book 1 of the Tales of Darkmere" on the cover, and I missed her in my impressionable youth.
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