tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6973117169323556846.post1042906926410857300..comments2023-10-28T21:14:49.539-07:00Comments on On the edge of the chair of literature: A loaf of bread, a slab of meat, and thou. Oh, and a dagger.Gayle Carlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15783449240138097315noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6973117169323556846.post-16983469501745091902009-05-27T06:24:10.554-07:002009-05-27T06:24:10.554-07:00Dishes unwashed, beds unmade, garden unweeded - al...Dishes unwashed, beds unmade, garden unweeded - all this when the Muse is afoot!Karen Breeshttp://www.karenkbrees.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6973117169323556846.post-35125217995854059542009-05-19T09:29:00.000-07:002009-05-19T09:29:00.000-07:00Wow! Ok, now I want to read this.I love it when au...Wow! Ok, now I want to read this.I love it when authors go to extreme lengths to do research. That is huge for me. Personally, I like to take research trips by myself. It is unreal to be alone in a strange town and just take notes and pictures all day or sit down and write descriptions of things and places around you. <br /><br />http://nickvalentino.blogspot.comNickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08187211747621017486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6973117169323556846.post-74138105164340795012009-05-19T08:19:00.000-07:002009-05-19T08:19:00.000-07:00I laughed at the story Jeri Westerson told. Resear...I laughed at the story Jeri Westerson told. Researching aside, hacking at a slab of meat in your backyard sounds like a great method for stress relief and/or anger control management. <br /><br />Jane Kennedy Sutton<br />http://janekennedysutton.blogspot.com/Jane Kennedy Suttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12519340747761460017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6973117169323556846.post-21375537185245432002009-05-19T06:34:00.000-07:002009-05-19T06:34:00.000-07:00This is great, that you are able to find opportuni...This is great, that you are able to find opportunities to interact/learn from other authors. I need to seek out more of those opportunities myself!Alexis Granthttp://www.alexisgrant.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6973117169323556846.post-48662018622177505522009-05-18T19:57:00.000-07:002009-05-18T19:57:00.000-07:00It is interesting to hear how other writers "get i...It is interesting to hear how other writers "get into the character" or what they do to get the scene just right. <br /><br />Nancy<br />http://nasharpe.blogspot.comN A Sharpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09535316802416841336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6973117169323556846.post-50301347438493709522009-05-18T19:34:00.000-07:002009-05-18T19:34:00.000-07:00I spent a lot of time in dive bars in Florida in o...I spent a lot of time in dive bars in Florida in order to write my novel *g*<br /><br />Like some of the others, I also act out certain things to get a real sense of spatial relations and how things work.<br /><br />Elle Parker<br />http://elleparkerbooks.blogspot.com/Elle Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901728823552944973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6973117169323556846.post-25147411864154546162009-05-18T16:19:00.000-07:002009-05-18T16:19:00.000-07:00I have read many novels that put me in the story b...I have read many novels that put me in the story because of the rich detail to the time period. None better than Atonement, by Ian McEwain.<br /><br />And yes, would life be simple if all we had to do was write?<br /><br />alan chin<br />http://alanchinwriter.blogspot.comAlanChinWriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01391204766858688761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6973117169323556846.post-76579399745766034802009-05-18T14:31:00.000-07:002009-05-18T14:31:00.000-07:00Oh, yes. I had to figure out how to describe a wom...Oh, yes. I had to figure out how to describe a woman (who has a bit of arthritis) untangling herself from duct tape wound around her wrists and around her ankles. I didn't apply the duct tape, but I put myself in the starting position with wrists together and ankles together and then writhed around on the floor until I figured it out. I did this when I was all alone, of course. lol<br /><br />Patricia<br /><A HREF="http://patriciastoltey.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">http://patriciastoltey.blogspot.com</A>Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6973117169323556846.post-84326755722298573072009-05-18T14:05:00.000-07:002009-05-18T14:05:00.000-07:00What fun! I can see why you were completely captiv...What fun! I can see why you were completely captivated by Jeri. I hope her book is as fun as she herself was.<br /><br />I do find it necessary to "act out" certain parts of a book just to slow down the actions and see how they work. Sometimes I have to stop and close my eyes and picture it minutely, but other times, I have to go through the motions -- like cooking.<br /><br />I do a lot of "location scouting" too where I walk through the place where a story will unfold so I know the sounds, steps and feel of the scene in detail. Sometimes I take photographs as well.C. Margery Kempehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15910282257993793334noreply@blogger.com