tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post8956654433850136769..comments2024-03-29T09:16:30.082-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: It’s All About that Research by Ellen ButlerJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-60901056307047819262019-04-24T08:22:09.729-04:002019-04-24T08:22:09.729-04:00Thanks for having me! Glad to see readers and auth...Thanks for having me! Glad to see readers and authors enjoy the research experience. The key is knowing where to draw the line between research and fiction to make sure the research doesn't end up bogging down the story line. I have some wonderful beta readers and editors who have helped keep me on the straight and narrow! Ellen B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17822712924842485055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-19234718588997550572019-04-14T06:52:20.389-04:002019-04-14T06:52:20.389-04:00Thanks for joining us at WWK today, Ellen. You nev...Thanks for joining us at WWK today, Ellen. You never know when research will provide that one little detail that makes the book special – although it can be a rabbit hole of fun that is sometimes hard to exit.Jim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-1094397677273929622019-04-13T08:58:18.894-04:002019-04-13T08:58:18.894-04:00My day job entails tons of research, but legal res...My day job entails tons of research, but legal research and writing research are often two different animals. The mechanics, however, are the same. The trick is knowing when you are done. <br /><br />Primary source research is always the best. So glad that you were able to conduct interviews in writing THE BRASS COMPASS. There's a richness and depth to first person accounts that is invaluable to a writer and speaks to the reader. Looking forward to an excellent read.Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-76915996587417034542019-04-13T07:49:33.712-04:002019-04-13T07:49:33.712-04:00Research is fun! I need the firm foundation of div...Research is fun! I need the firm foundation of diving deep, though in the end, very little hits the finished page.Margaret S. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07979191318652199350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-83337109608219032252019-04-13T07:13:23.674-04:002019-04-13T07:13:23.674-04:00An author who does his/her research can provide a ...An author who does his/her research can provide a rich and authentic-feeling book. Nothing's more frustrating than to be reading along, willing to accept the world the author has presented, and coming to a detail or historic fact that you KNOW is not accurate. It ruins the whole experience!<br /><br />I admire people who can handle the research. My one foray into historic fiction (a short story set in an iron-furnace town just after the Civil War) found me happily visiting old iron furnace sites and museum displays, and delving into the archives of the local newspapers. It was fun, but I have to confess I got totally bogged down in it. I'm not sure I could continue to actually produce any writing if I spent that much time on research.<br /><br />And even after that, I got someone familiar with the historic period to go over my story. There were several factual errors that I needed to fix.KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.com