tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24980911.post8758243060393963663..comments2023-09-29T11:06:22.615-04:00Comments on One Aimless Writer: Research: what would you do?Aimlesswriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03012050763172251381noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24980911.post-92063454478631197982008-04-10T11:36:00.000-04:002008-04-10T11:36:00.000-04:00Erica: You haven't experienced a corpse until you'...Erica: You haven't experienced a corpse until you've smelled a corpse - kinda hard to do on TV.<BR/><BR/>Aimless: I busted my ass in forensic anthropolgy classes to qualify to work at the MEO.<BR/><BR/>Now I'm in grad school studying forensic psychology as reaseach for my serial killer novel - if the writing doesn't pay off, at least I have working criminal cases to fall back on.Josephine Damianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17952030380866201241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24980911.post-41762345191356131092008-04-05T19:36:00.000-04:002008-04-05T19:36:00.000-04:00I'm a die hard fan of accurate research. I have fi...I'm a die hard fan of accurate research. I have five years of research invested in my cattle baroness book. So much so I unraveled a mystery the King Ranch historian hadn't been able to crack.<BR/><BR/>Most fun was reading the old newspaper articles from Brownsville. Especially the one describing how the young minister who was engaged to Henrietta was injured when a fist fight broke out in their weekly debate society meeting. I'm sure the hard drinking, brawling riverboat captain guffawed loudly about his intended love's fiancee.<BR/><BR/>I consider Diana Gabaldon a consumate writing professional and she is constantly researching. <BR/><BR/>We owe it to our readers to be as accurate as possible even if it is fiction.<BR/><BR/>For myself, I'm planning on taking armor making and sword fighting classes for Paladin's Pride. <BR/><BR/>I don't research stuff that will haunt my nights.Julie Weathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13725236516593676381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24980911.post-34389946380680117642008-04-03T22:06:00.000-04:002008-04-03T22:06:00.000-04:00richmond writer; the squirrel lives in New Jersey....richmond writer; the squirrel lives in New Jersey...does that explain it?Aimlesswriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03012050763172251381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24980911.post-43068857224064970062008-04-03T15:10:00.000-04:002008-04-03T15:10:00.000-04:00hehe Aimless. I probably wouldn't go to the churc...hehe Aimless. I probably wouldn't go to the church I was raised in for research unless I was writing a horror novel, but since I wasn't raised Catholic, it was new and different and interesting. I wanted to get the "feel" of a Latin Mass. Because the scene was meant to be pretty atmospheric. :)Zoe Wintershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14589718828140163088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24980911.post-45666684560763967182008-04-03T13:01:00.000-04:002008-04-03T13:01:00.000-04:00I want to know how you got the picture of the squi...I want to know how you got the picture of the squirrel with the vodka bottle! That's hilarious. Did he want to drink it?Spiced Apple Eyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05421630823448644286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24980911.post-26718144248536436962008-04-02T23:25:00.000-04:002008-04-02T23:25:00.000-04:00Zoe, Church for research? Hmmm, I had some pretty ...Zoe, Church for research? Hmmm, I had some pretty scary experiences in church when I was younger. Never thought to go for research. Although, there are some questions I wonder about on how priests and nuns live. Like what would their daily life be like, how much do they get paid, are there any rules on what they can and can't do? I wonder about these things.<BR/>I do have a cop friend who I ask procedural questions. After asking questions about murder investigations he turns to my husband and tells him "If anything happens to you I know just where to look." lolAimlesswriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03012050763172251381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24980911.post-12255854807101390462008-04-02T19:33:00.000-04:002008-04-02T19:33:00.000-04:00hehehe. I like when I can do in person research. ...hehehe. I like when I can do in person research. I once went to a Latin Mass for a scene in my book. And then I managed to trek down the latin words for the exorcism ritual.Zoe Wintershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14589718828140163088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24980911.post-68421475585346923052008-04-01T08:09:00.000-04:002008-04-01T08:09:00.000-04:00Hi Aimless:I used some of it in my Billie Quinn bo...Hi Aimless:<BR/>I used some of it in my Billie Quinn books. And . . . I think the one thing I was rather mindful of afterwards is how they weigh the liver and so on . . . how it's all rather undignified. We're just . . . parts . . . when our souls have left.<BR/><BR/>EErica Orloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16415925758466527671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24980911.post-20641079077961345082008-03-31T23:41:00.000-04:002008-03-31T23:41:00.000-04:00eliza,I think Orson was right. As writing moves al...eliza,<BR/>I think Orson was right. As writing moves along I find myself investigating the most interesting things. lolAimlesswriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03012050763172251381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24980911.post-70547799674549775942008-03-31T23:40:00.000-04:002008-03-31T23:40:00.000-04:00Erica,My dh is suggesting we put a bottle in the f...Erica,<BR/>My dh is suggesting we put a bottle in the freezer for a few day. He says its way smoother that way. <BR/>I wouldn't watch an operation - ewww. <BR/>But I'd watch an autopsy. Strange, but I think the human body is different after the spirt leaves. So, how was the autopsy? How did you use it?Aimlesswriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03012050763172251381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24980911.post-67984966571236971052008-03-31T17:10:00.000-04:002008-03-31T17:10:00.000-04:00I think Orson Scott Card once said that it's the d...I think Orson Scott Card once said that it's the duty of a writer to know everything about everything. It certainly sounds like a valid test to me. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24980911.post-8436037306729906152008-03-30T16:42:00.000-04:002008-03-30T16:42:00.000-04:00Unless you are a vodka drinker, Aimless. In which ...Unless you are a vodka drinker, Aimless. In which case, it's smooth and delicious. ;-) What can I say? I'm Russian.<BR/><BR/>For research? Hmm . . . watching a real autopsy on CD-ROM courtesy of a pal who works in forensics.<BR/><BR/>Not for the day you eat lunch at your desk.Erica Orloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16415925758466527671noreply@blogger.com