tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post3711165828908613139..comments2024-03-28T09:08:18.131-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: Moving Beyond The Research: A guest blog by Clea Simon Jim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-54881058233284331092016-03-05T11:07:17.176-05:002016-03-05T11:07:17.176-05:00I understand getting sucked into the research, but...I understand getting sucked into the research, but although I'll do it for my books if necessary, I do more of it for my blogs. For my books I chose a location I've lived in my whole life only creating a small fictional town like others in my area. I have cats in my books and dogs, too. Both animals I have for pets.<br /><br />I totally agree with you Clea, that if you're going to write about a place or something you're not familiar with it's very important to do research. Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-63696345567524257442016-03-05T10:47:38.040-05:002016-03-05T10:47:38.040-05:00I enjoy doing research, and fuss and fret distilli...I enjoy doing research, and fuss and fret distilling what I've learned into a plot, just enough to keep the story moving. I need to learn a lot about a new field before I feel confident writing about it. So most of the results of my research live in a file instead of on a printed page.Margaret S. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07979191318652199350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-84543363296420860622016-03-05T07:40:15.111-05:002016-03-05T07:40:15.111-05:00Yes, Warren, I know exactly what your mean! Three ...Yes, Warren, I know exactly what your mean! Three hours later, well into my writing time window, I will look up and realize I've spent it reading things on the internet, many of which have nothing to do with my original question.<br /><br />Clea, I agree with you completely on the need to be "believable" and consistent in our stories. Readers are willing to suspend belief when we ask them to, but then the story needs to continue in a fashion that follows that premise, not asks them to continually modify it.KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-4955847400093939562016-03-05T00:55:46.346-05:002016-03-05T00:55:46.346-05:00The problem with research is that it is so easy to...The problem with research is that it is so easy to become involved in what you find that you wander around in it for a long time and forget why you started it.Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.com