tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post7822037161973630220..comments2024-03-29T09:16:30.082-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: So That’s What it’s Like by Warren BullJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-88440619631854702952016-04-08T15:35:37.494-04:002016-04-08T15:35:37.494-04:00Oh Warren, glad you are on the mend, that your wif...Oh Warren, glad you are on the mend, that your wife knew just how to best help you, and that you were willing to accept the help! <br /><br />My diving experiences show up in the Hayden Kent books, and some of my experiences working with police show up in my Catherine Swope books. Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-80436632905296508962016-04-08T11:59:27.502-04:002016-04-08T11:59:27.502-04:00When you do write a character who has hearing diff...When you do write a character who has hearing difficulty, you'll have personal experience to draw on, which always helps.<br /><br />I worked in factories for a while, in the days before hearing protection was common. Electro-platers, heavy presses, glass spinners--I think they all took a toll on my hearing.KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-90219705687545529882016-04-08T10:11:02.972-04:002016-04-08T10:11:02.972-04:00Warren, my son is losing his hearing, and he's...Warren, my son is losing his hearing, and he's much younger than you.It's probably from listening to rock music blasting when he was younger, or playing the drums in high school,<br />or more than likely working in a factory or maybe riding a motorcycle. He has trouble hearing me sometimes because I guess I don't speak loud enough. I don't think he's ready for a hearing aid, and he doesn't want to consider that, either. Some years ago, I realized I wasn't hearing<br />as well out of my left year and at night I could hear the sound of crickets in that ear. I<br />went to an audiologist and found out I was losing my hearing in that ear, and the sound I<br />was hearing is from tinnitus. It could be worse. Crickets in a field isn't so bad at night which is the only time I hear them.<br /><br />I wish I could have gone to that lecture you'd gone to. I love Doris Kearns Goodwin's books.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-31038430114864411082016-04-08T09:33:17.499-04:002016-04-08T09:33:17.499-04:00Warren, that must have been frustrating. Glad you ...Warren, that must have been frustrating. Glad you were able to use the experience to further your writing.carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15985823239660829148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-80495071050779237912016-04-08T07:37:25.273-04:002016-04-08T07:37:25.273-04:00I recently wrote a story about an event I hadn'...I recently wrote a story about an event I hadn't attended, but in a familiar place. Not knowing every single sensory detail about the event bugged me, though I could ask my daughter. Only a fraction of the information makes it into the story, but I need to have all the facts anyway.<br /><br />Feel better!Margaret S. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07979191318652199350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-57750320479450473672016-04-08T06:37:53.165-04:002016-04-08T06:37:53.165-04:00Warren, I hope you fully recover soon.
Two areas ...Warren, I hope you fully recover soon.<br /><br />Two areas quickly come to mind for my protagonist: some of the soccer experiences he has shared have come from my own history, and what he sees and hears when outdoors often mirrors my own experiences in the same settings.<br /><br />There is nothing like personal experience to allow you to nail the details. Of course, then we need to make sure we don't overwhelm the reader with our knowledge when it isn't necessary for the story.<br /><br />~ JimJim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.com