In a novel, I could submerge my ego in a character's and let his perceptions take over.
From Elizabeth Moon
It's hard to hold the focus that strongly on a single character for that long.
There are relatively few science fiction or fantasy books with the main character being an old person.
Other people, including me, have written books with main characters who were old and rich. Or old and brilliant. Old sages, old wizards, old rich people.
Having a mother who had been an aeronautical engineer convinced me that more things should be open to women.
Now my mother, interestingly enough, was not a feminist in her own mind.
When I was quite young, she was working in a hardware store, so I grew up knowing about hardware.
I had, of course, no model for that sort of woman being married, but I can make that up as I go along.
One of my degrees was a science degree in biology.
I love biomedical science, I love astronomy, and you can't really do much with those in a fantasy setting.
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