tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post7290460035605012691..comments2024-02-04T04:40:23.122-08:00Comments on Harlequin Heartwarming: Wherein I confess my OCD tendency about researchPamela Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-89186786065150074812013-04-30T19:46:13.269-07:002013-04-30T19:46:13.269-07:00Ugh. Research. We have a love/hate relationship. W...Ugh. Research. We have a love/hate relationship. When I'm in creation mode, I loooove to research and let it inspire ideas and plot twists that I hadn't considered. But when I'm in edit mode, I hate it. I hate having to double-check what the weather was like on a certain date or if 12 million viewers tuning in to a show is good or bad. Can't the readers just take my word for it? Syndi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15749555878197507030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-61627291497054841002013-04-29T20:29:33.397-07:002013-04-29T20:29:33.397-07:00I still remember tossing a book across the room. ...I still remember tossing a book across the room. There heroine was a kindergarten teacher. It was October. She and her class had just taken the seeds out of pumpkins when the dismissal bell rang. She told her students goodbye.<br />What?!!!<br />You don't let five year old leave without going with them.<br />And, if you send them to their parents covered in pumpkin goo, you'll get Pamela Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-51365291520951227672013-04-29T09:58:58.050-07:002013-04-29T09:58:58.050-07:00What a great post, Cynthia :) I'm not such a s...What a great post, Cynthia :) I'm not such a stickler on detail unless I'm the writer then I scour the Internet, libraries- even Google Map to get everything right. I used to live in NYC and had a friend in SoHo and I still double checked where Broome st was in relation to Spring st- where the nearest dog parks are,Korean Deli- so I got the setting right for WISH ME TOMORROW. As a teacherKaren Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03621736343432643472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-1590281538499857842013-04-29T09:55:51.037-07:002013-04-29T09:55:51.037-07:00Muriel they optioned it and they have an excellent...Muriel they optioned it and they have an excellent script. (no we didn't write it. Goldberg and Rabkin did) Whether it'll ever go into production or not, I guess time will tell. Our vampire series was also optioned by Red Nation Films. Haven't seen a script for that though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-6447905846004038102013-04-29T09:37:07.933-07:002013-04-29T09:37:07.933-07:00Aimee! Ella Clah mysteries optioned by CBS! Have...Aimee! Ella Clah mysteries optioned by CBS! Have I missed it? Is it coming? Wow! Good for you!Muriel Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065629068634892645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-11528007607816564942013-04-29T09:35:30.284-07:002013-04-29T09:35:30.284-07:00Cynthia - excellent advice. I find myself more in...Cynthia - excellent advice. I find myself more in danger from the things I THINK I KNOW, than from things I'm completely blank about and have to research. And none of us is perfect. But we should be doing our absolute best to track down every last detail. There's somebody out there who'll know. Muriel Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065629068634892645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-77247681209104601572013-04-29T08:24:07.249-07:002013-04-29T08:24:07.249-07:00Good post, Cynthia. We've cultivated many sour...Good post, Cynthia. We've cultivated many sources over the years, but like Tony Hillerman said to me one time, our purpose is to entertain. If you're looking for exact details (of a Navajo ceremonial Sing, for example) go to the library or find your own experts, and make sure facts are verified by two independent sources. We write fiction. Background enriches. Get the details you choose Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-26769905104677163302013-04-29T07:17:15.276-07:002013-04-29T07:17:15.276-07:00Hi Cynthia,
Great post. I too email people with qu...Hi Cynthia,<br />Great post. I too email people with questions or stop in-for example my heroine in book two of my series is a mechanic so I visited a shop and my hero is a firefighter, so I visited a firestation-I just love research! lol:)<br /><br />xo<br />JenJennifer Snow https://www.blogger.com/profile/11612858248083325495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-52634698966772670732013-04-29T07:14:10.413-07:002013-04-29T07:14:10.413-07:00Cynthia, I so hear you. I know I've slipped up...Cynthia, I so hear you. I know I've slipped up a time or two. I hate it when I do and a reader like you catches a gaff. I bang my head against the wall for weeks. And the information we find online sometimes isn't correct. That we have to often learn the hard way. I hate to toss out a question on a loop thinking everyone is so busy they don't have time to worry about somebody elsesrozdennyfoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506701706951201107noreply@blogger.com