tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post7135637863372570571..comments2024-03-28T09:42:20.558-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: Sustaining NotesJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-19486137339128922472014-09-05T14:41:07.140-04:002014-09-05T14:41:07.140-04:00I'd love to know more about lots of things, bu...I'd love to know more about lots of things, but, like everyone else,have to admit that there is limited time & I can only address a few things at once.<br /><br />I wish I could write historical fiction. I love reading books where they seem to have the details right--and I marvel that some people are capable of recreating a passed world in fiction so that the reader can step into it and enjoy the story.KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-11848230814802838312014-09-05T11:46:59.393-04:002014-09-05T11:46:59.393-04:00Recently, I finished my first painting (acrylic on...Recently, I finished my first painting (acrylic on canvas) and have been considering lessons but am on the fence about it. I'd like to learn new techniques, but there's something freeing about painting just for fun without being concerned it's done correctly.Kara Cerisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484336785514235707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-73595117837398455012014-09-05T10:09:31.188-04:002014-09-05T10:09:31.188-04:00Warren, I'm like Jim. I hear something on NPR ...Warren, I'm like Jim. I hear something on NPR or read about something in the newspaper or TIME, and I want to learn more about it. Sometimes, I research it, but most of the time, I don't have the time to pursue it. I wish I did. Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-62350833621527045822014-09-05T07:37:45.112-04:002014-09-05T07:37:45.112-04:00I am forever learning new things. My problem is th...I am forever learning new things. My problem is that I want to know it all, so I find my knowledge is like the Platte river: a mile wide, and inch deep and muddy.<br /><br />~ Jim<br />Jim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-87837064881141429162014-09-05T07:34:07.426-04:002014-09-05T07:34:07.426-04:00I'd like to know more about law and the legal ...I'd like to know more about law and the legal system. A book I'm reading points out facts that make sense, but that off the top of my head, I didn't know. Like if you are convicted of a felony--you have no longer have Fourth Amendment rights. <br /><br />The fact in and of itself doesn't have plot ramifications, but it could impact a plot. It's knowledge of those little legal aspects that make and break books. Having that knowledge would make plotting more easy. <br /><br />Since I don't have that knowledge, I have to do a lot of research when plotting. I find it fascinating, but how do you know what to research what you don't know? <br /><br />Sometimes you get lucky and stumble onto the right information. But other times, you wonder if after your book is published--some lawyer or other whiz-kid will point out some data you missed that undermines the veracity of your plot.<br /><br />Yes--I'd like to know more about details of the legal system. I thought about going to law school, but I didn't!E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.com