Program 29 - Elizabeth Moon
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Program 29 (Do a right click and save as to download the file).
Show notes (show length 43:03)
First up is a longer intro about Conestoga 11.
I ask her about the creative process and Elizabeth talks about her latest series, Vatta’s War. We talked about the two most recent books. [Command Decision is the most recent and is out in hardcover now and Engaging the Enemy is now out in the paperback.]
Served in the US Marine Corps.
Discuss online communities, plusses and minuses.
Talk about overseas conventions.
Then I ask Elizabeth about her 80 acres and how her and her husband have worked to restore the land. And she talks about the landowner’s dilemma or landowner’s disease.
SFWA Musketeers is a charity for the SFWA Emergency Medical Fund.
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Posted: July 11th, 2007 under All Posts, Podcasts.
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