tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post5103135976455415985..comments2024-02-09T19:43:19.860-05:00Comments on DEFENDING THE PEN: R - RESEARCHYolanda Renéehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-27607377666434364602016-05-01T10:28:43.087-04:002016-05-01T10:28:43.087-04:00Thanks, Deborah!Thanks, Deborah!Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-22586206022690401522016-05-01T10:28:25.085-04:002016-05-01T10:28:25.085-04:00The learning never ends!The learning never ends!Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-34387742998351282882016-05-01T10:28:10.804-04:002016-05-01T10:28:10.804-04:00But it's so entertaining and informative!But it's so entertaining and informative!Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-39064735053330638942016-05-01T10:27:47.051-04:002016-05-01T10:27:47.051-04:00Gosh, that would be a wonderful thing! :)Gosh, that would be a wonderful thing! :)Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-78629872119536204162016-05-01T10:27:15.652-04:002016-05-01T10:27:15.652-04:00I'll try that one!I'll try that one!Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-38268200452662821462016-05-01T10:27:01.319-04:002016-05-01T10:27:01.319-04:00It's such fun, and takes time, especially with...It's such fun, and takes time, especially with the distractions. :)Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-59237634181434043712016-04-25T14:08:51.675-04:002016-04-25T14:08:51.675-04:00The details in you story add so much depth. :)The details in you story add so much depth. :)Deborah Druckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05649396302648104610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-62638507522577066132016-04-23T03:47:25.921-04:002016-04-23T03:47:25.921-04:00I love the researching. I love the researching. The Happy Whiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13438469476168485775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-79830279616236640882016-04-22T11:49:25.880-04:002016-04-22T11:49:25.880-04:00Ah, research. Probably one of the reasons I like ...Ah, research. Probably one of the reasons I like to write fantasy best. I don't have to do as much research about real things.Chemist Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09738272332470397248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-14568001537972228642016-04-21T21:11:41.980-04:002016-04-21T21:11:41.980-04:00Thanks for the links to the SEARCH info. I do a lo...Thanks for the links to the SEARCH info. I do a lot of research on my science fiction as well as the other novel I'm writing, which is an alternate history story. I still use a paper dictionary but if I can't find a word, then it's Google. . .Your book sounds intriguing, I wish you many sales when it hits the virtual shelves.D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-77140913440545447802016-04-21T20:45:05.010-04:002016-04-21T20:45:05.010-04:00I end up looking up the most interesting things! @...I end up looking up the most interesting things! @mirymom1 from<br /><a href="http://samanthabryant.com" rel="nofollow">Balancing Act</a>Samantha Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684962313482409801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-19370522203909217972016-04-21T20:35:46.396-04:002016-04-21T20:35:46.396-04:00I love the research part of the writing process. :...I love the research part of the writing process. :)<br /><br /><a href="http://yvonneventresca.com/blog.html" rel="nofollow">Yvonne V</a>Yvonne Ventrescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06935915085584796351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-10754769218029951352016-04-21T18:32:06.243-04:002016-04-21T18:32:06.243-04:00Hi, David, thanks!Hi, David, thanks!Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-2697320475838457632016-04-21T18:31:51.329-04:002016-04-21T18:31:51.329-04:00I agree 100% Jeffrey! It makes all the difference....I agree 100% Jeffrey! It makes all the difference. You never want that reader questioning facts even in fiction.Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-63463846198901244462016-04-21T18:30:30.341-04:002016-04-21T18:30:30.341-04:00I know what you mean, it's funny how whatever ...I know what you mean, it's funny how whatever your imagination can conceive, it may already be true. You need to get it right though! Hi, Kathleen!Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-21996929344189310462016-04-21T18:28:57.164-04:002016-04-21T18:28:57.164-04:00It was a great find. Thank you, Bish!It was a great find. Thank you, Bish!Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-62415626742895057782016-04-21T18:28:25.074-04:002016-04-21T18:28:25.074-04:00So true, Pat, couldn't have said it better. Do...So true, Pat, couldn't have said it better. Do the work and it shows!Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-54172250503032339592016-04-21T18:27:56.685-04:002016-04-21T18:27:56.685-04:00Hi, Lee, so do I. The more realistic fiction is th...Hi, Lee, so do I. The more realistic fiction is the better!Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-89823195214982343192016-04-21T15:27:35.904-04:002016-04-21T15:27:35.904-04:00nice one Yolanda - well researched :)nice one Yolanda - well researched :)David Macaulayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873439047946166820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-4149439251715296342016-04-21T14:37:34.434-04:002016-04-21T14:37:34.434-04:00I agree, as writers, we all need to do research fr...I agree, as writers, we all need to do research from time to time. Sure, we write what we know, but we also have to be innovative and fresh. Research helps in this and makes thing clearer for us.Jeffrey Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06973104877310669196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-52186409433404949412016-04-21T13:59:11.241-04:002016-04-21T13:59:11.241-04:00For me research is nonnegotiable. I always do a to...For me research is nonnegotiable. I always do a ton of it and always feel like I haven't done enough.<br /><br />@Kathleen01930<br /><a href="http://www.kathleenvalentineblog.com/" rel="nofollow">Meet My Imaginary Friends</a><br />#AtoZchallenge Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15964712984479525970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-79669666593778494822016-04-21T12:15:56.825-04:002016-04-21T12:15:56.825-04:00Thanks for the link! I love doing research but hav...Thanks for the link! I love doing research but have to be careful not to let it take over... :)Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-28711447991384467832016-04-21T11:49:11.820-04:002016-04-21T11:49:11.820-04:00I so agree with you and I would go as far to say a...I so agree with you and I would go as far to say anything that we write requires research. A good blog article, a book, a short story, or an editorial or viewpoint article, they must all be well thought through and that comes from doing the proper research just as if you were writing non-fiction. <br /><br />Visiting from the A to Z Blog Challenge.<br /><br />Shalom,<br />Patricia @ <a href="http://patgarciaandeverythingmustchange.com/" rel="nofollow">EverythingMustChange</a><br />Pat Garciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04204650731843984192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-41734727646564716932016-04-21T11:48:25.411-04:002016-04-21T11:48:25.411-04:00When I read fiction that gives me this kind of det...When I read fiction that gives me this kind of detail, I love that author. I appreciate the care s/he took to make the story engaging and accurate. Thanks, Yolanda.cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-9213351481269389632016-04-21T10:06:21.088-04:002016-04-21T10:06:21.088-04:00I still have a full set of encyclopedia's. LOL...I still have a full set of encyclopedia's. LOL I love my encyclopedia's! Hi, Roland!Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.com