tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post5148922508401717921..comments2024-03-28T18:40:05.789-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: Writing From PhotographsJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-78112821750131974352012-10-08T20:01:47.475-04:002012-10-08T20:01:47.475-04:00Maps are a great resource, Kara. I use them when I...Maps are a great resource, Kara. I use them when I'm writing about the Outer Banks. The geography is fluid on the islands so bridges appear and disappear depending on how the wind and ocean effect the land. I especially like the virtual maps that show the buildings, traffic and elevations--just like being there.E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-49207682302171234722012-10-08T19:42:08.696-04:002012-10-08T19:42:08.696-04:00I use photos and the satellite view on map program...I use photos and the satellite view on map programs. I like using maps because I get a bird's eye view of an area. I see roads and how they intersect, nearby buildings and important landmarks. My imagination (hopefully) brings the information together to form a believable story.Kara Cerisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484336785514235707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-81870721072694795562012-10-08T09:03:15.847-04:002012-10-08T09:03:15.847-04:00I've used my imagination and photos, Polly. Im...I've used my imagination and photos, Polly. Images of real places I think adds a dimension. You can see how the light filters through the trees, the colors and textures. Mixing the techniques provides a realness to the imaginary. These are photos of a park in Northern VA. But no one need know that. It could very well be transplanted anywhere that deciduous trees of these types grow, probably throughout the entire same Grow Zone, which splits the country by growing climes.E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-11440195643380323292012-10-08T08:37:42.992-04:002012-10-08T08:37:42.992-04:00I've used everything from photos to imaginatio...I've used everything from photos to imagination, heavy on the latter. I did have a friend take pictures of a park in New Orleans for me, because I needed to be specific about the area. However, I covered myself in the beginning of the book by saying I took liberties and created a new Louisiana parish. In another book, a friend and I drove up into the mountains to detail the exit off the highway. You do what you have to do to make a story work. After all, it's fiction. Polly Iyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05729656119287702191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-68302418287266481942012-10-08T07:41:41.636-04:002012-10-08T07:41:41.636-04:00I think it is better to use a real place unless yo...I think it is better to use a real place unless you actually plot the setting on paper. When writing about a forest or a country lane, isn't it better to work from a vivid memory or an actual photo? Of course, my imagination adds the murdered body!E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-73578786084590674112012-10-08T07:36:18.431-04:002012-10-08T07:36:18.431-04:00I tend to either use real places or make them up f...I tend to either use real places or make them up from scratch.<br /><br />When I wrote my first novel (the one that's safely tucked into the bottom drawer for ever) I used a city I barely knew for a number of the scenes. I took a road trip and took notes and photos to jog my memory.<br /><br />~ JimJim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.com