"Characters, Complicity, and Caring" with a major reference to one of my favorite characters

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At Jo Walton's LJ:
"Characters, Complicity and Caring: My Wiscon Speech"

With thanks to bunn for the heads up.

1. People have rec'd Walton's books to me before.  I need to get on that.

2. I quite enjoyed the whole thing, especially the part about actions scenes/jeopardy in a non-character-driven piece.
(You know when I usually go to the bathroom during a movie?  Long action scene.  Best time to go.  You won't miss a thing.  Whereas if I miss three minutes of intense, quiet dialogue and someone tells me I "didn't miss much," I know that person and I have irreconcilable views of the world.)

3. I liked the GRRM reference.  That's one of the things I find admirable in his work.

4. Estraven, okay?  Only fictional character I've ever wept buckets over.  I will never get over how intriguing and awesome and sad Estraven is.