Shadeitude is a good way to put it. I would probably agree with her on very little, but she's an absolutely entertaining speaker, and her (first few, anyway) books remain among my favorite (and admittedly problematic) faves.
(My fav story she told is how she was invited by her former uni to give a commencement speech, after which they gave her an honorary doctorate, either forgetting or overlooking she got her phd there 25 years ago. They kept calling her "The new Dr. Gabaldon!" and she kept saying "I've been Dr. Gabaldon for 25 years!!" and they kept not hearing it. Which is demonstrable of so many things, really.)
I've still never read her books; historical fic, even historical sff, never grabs me, even though lots of friends lurve her stuff. And, yeah... I have lots of feels about "traditional" publishing and indie publishing, but I could probably sum it up in "eh, sometimes you get Andy Weir, sometimes not."
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I have heard tales of Ms. Gabaldon's ... shadeitude... but/and I'm really glad you went and had a good time. :)
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Shadeitude is a good way to put it. I would probably agree with her on very little, but she's an absolutely entertaining speaker, and her (first few, anyway) books remain among my favorite (and admittedly problematic) faves.
(My fav story she told is how she was invited by her former uni to give a commencement speech, after which they gave her an honorary doctorate, either forgetting or overlooking she got her phd there 25 years ago. They kept calling her "The new Dr. Gabaldon!" and she kept saying "I've been Dr. Gabaldon for 25 years!!" and they kept not hearing it. Which is demonstrable of so many things, really.)
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I've still never read her books; historical fic, even historical sff, never grabs me, even though lots of friends lurve her stuff. And, yeah... I have lots of feels about "traditional" publishing and indie publishing, but I could probably sum it up in "eh, sometimes you get Andy Weir, sometimes not."
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I stopped reading the Outlander books around the 5th one. Somehow, I just couldn't seem to care about Claire's family anymore. Jamie, yes, Claire, no.
I will have to try that cranachan at some time: I went and looked for the crowdie, too. I'm ready to do it traditionally.
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