Curious writer is curious

[rolanni]

One of the interesting things about writing in a large-ish universe for, oh, a quarter-century, is that you're pretty often meeting people who have read your work (or, even more interestingly, haven't read your work), and who have formed opinions about the plot-line, the characters, the theme, the authors' childhoods, and adult proclivities. .
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That being so, and because  people will say things either to me or within my hearing, I find myself with a question, which I will now throw out to you, the readers of the Liaden Universe®:

What is, in your opinion, the Big Story (also known as the Real Story) of the Liaden Universe® novels?

There are no right answers, or wrong answers.  Curious author is, as advertised above, curious.

Comments

what she said, and how she said it-

[mindsurfer1.livejournal.com]

I like the writing of itself. I like the way the characters speak; The way they think.
I like the way the authors seem to be able to surprise me with a phrase. In particular, the subtle humor and irony that pops up in a good bit of the dialogue.
The Liaden Universe, the story lines, plots, themes, characters are all great - but the way it's writ, that's the thing.
I make this observation as someone who found two books in '89, and for way too long, thought I'd never see another.
Thanks for quiting your day job.

Re: what she said, and how she said it-

[mindsurfer1.livejournal.com]

PS: I pass no opinion on the post immediately preceding mine, though the appearance of indentation might make it seem so.