tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post5804089768485539790..comments2024-02-09T19:43:19.860-05:00Comments on DEFENDING THE PEN: DEFYING REASONYolanda Renéehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-6593972929971424772015-03-15T20:35:16.871-04:002015-03-15T20:35:16.871-04:00Susan, just like I told Julie, I think they alread...Susan, just like I told Julie, I think they already do! :)<br />Thanks so much for stopping by - love your comments! Happy endings are my favorite too, there's just too much misery in the world as it is.Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-45542714004083741252015-03-15T20:33:42.578-04:002015-03-15T20:33:42.578-04:00Chrys, the research is great from a distance espec...Chrys, the research is great from a distance especially for earthquakes and hurricanes! :)Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-8974505841055075872015-03-15T20:32:44.677-04:002015-03-15T20:32:44.677-04:00Hey Maurice, it sure does!Hey Maurice, it sure does!Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-29689790207916026582015-03-15T20:32:24.176-04:002015-03-15T20:32:24.176-04:00Lisa, I could easily write 700 pages. Such fun, bu...Lisa, I could easily write 700 pages. Such fun, but readers really hate that don't they. Fickle readers. :)Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-64084371457818081112015-03-15T20:31:29.070-04:002015-03-15T20:31:29.070-04:00Hey Julie, from what I understand they are! :)Hey Julie, from what I understand they are! :)Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-61464129300133207372015-03-15T20:30:50.783-04:002015-03-15T20:30:50.783-04:00Would love to visit, one day!Would love to visit, one day!Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-55800051550654614152015-03-15T20:30:26.494-04:002015-03-15T20:30:26.494-04:00So true Christine, I was researching the sound a g...So true Christine, I was researching the sound a gun makes when you fire it, and when you cock it. Amazing the things you can find online!Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-48164159576401215072015-03-15T20:29:11.791-04:002015-03-15T20:29:11.791-04:00My pleasure Elizabeth, I enjoy research and love a...My pleasure Elizabeth, I enjoy research and love a great romance! Continued good luck!Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-40776292347745006672015-03-11T11:57:04.573-04:002015-03-11T11:57:04.573-04:00I'm a research freak. It's so easy to fall...I'm a research freak. It's so easy to fall into a research rabbit hole, but I enjoy every minute of it. The Internet has an almost endless supply of info... when researching the existence of a girls' reform school in MD in the late '50s, early '60s, I even found and joined a discussion group for women who'd actually spent time there during that time period! They've provided me with a huge amount of information. I, um, won't say anything about all the stuff I've researched online about homemade explosives, etc. I have a feeling NSA has its eye on me.<br /><br />As far as in-person research, my hubby and I visited a tony development in a former factory in Baltimore. Since I had one of my characters live in it, I figured it'd be a good idea to see what it looked like with my own eyes. Fun!<br /><br />Your books sound terrific. Time for me to get onboard and read them! (I'm a huge fan of happy endings.) Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-71229381739653113112015-03-11T11:16:03.274-04:002015-03-11T11:16:03.274-04:00It would've been fun to research that lighthou...It would've been fun to research that lighthouse. :) When I had to do research about earthquakes and California, I checked a bunch of books out at the library and then had someone who lives in California to read a few scenes to see if I wrote them accurately. Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-26446460951959680692015-03-10T18:34:13.343-04:002015-03-10T18:34:13.343-04:00Research sounds complicated but good writers put f...Research sounds complicated but good writers put forth the effort. It pays off in the story.Maurice Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338165486757095191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-19715891397669485572015-03-10T17:35:09.415-04:002015-03-10T17:35:09.415-04:00I agree. Research always plops something on the pl... I agree. Research always plops something on the plate I hadn't anticipated, and I always learn something new. I love research. My first novel was over 700 pages and my mentor said, "I get it. You're in love with your research, but you have to cut at least half of this page count." I almost cried. But I learned how to weave the research into the story better and how to filter what is necessary to the story not to me. Thanks for having Elizabeth on your blog today Yolanda!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658507579160418855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-79368447234488482402015-03-10T10:34:07.930-04:002015-03-10T10:34:07.930-04:00Wow Elizabeth is everywhere! Sometimes research ca...Wow Elizabeth is everywhere! Sometimes research can be so much fun. But with my stories I'm a little nervous sometimes that the FBI could be following me LOL. Julie Flandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003737491313673214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-85521573913353708572015-03-10T00:52:21.655-04:002015-03-10T00:52:21.655-04:00the move of Cape Hatteras was quite fascinating. I...the move of Cape Hatteras was quite fascinating. I love the Outer banks. I go there to sketch and paint.Dixie@dcreliefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11558671709412200904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-15131277111302074942015-03-09T18:25:20.597-04:002015-03-09T18:25:20.597-04:00Yay for Elizabeth! I love doing all the weird rese...Yay for Elizabeth! I love doing all the weird research, and shouting out like you did often produces tremendous results. Today I was researching dental tools and procedures for my newest novel, and I realized I'm so fortunate never to have anything really wrong with my teeth! *LOL*Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-53962619317088351262015-03-09T17:07:01.201-04:002015-03-09T17:07:01.201-04:00Thanks for having me over Yolanda!! Thanks for having me over Yolanda!! Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-72398691730780106242015-03-09T17:06:28.758-04:002015-03-09T17:06:28.758-04:00And I love Jo. :)And I love Jo. :)Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-15572839237797356692015-03-09T17:06:05.106-04:002015-03-09T17:06:05.106-04:00I hear ya! I looked up how to make Napalm and stea...I hear ya! I looked up how to make Napalm and stealing identities in the same day.Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-39157858385383914452015-03-09T17:04:10.993-04:002015-03-09T17:04:10.993-04:00Yep, an awfully lot of people with family in the p...Yep, an awfully lot of people with family in the pokey. Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-57963224116753909872015-03-09T17:03:44.546-04:002015-03-09T17:03:44.546-04:00Thanks Denise! Yes, getting research blatantly wro...Thanks Denise! Yes, getting research blatantly wrong will make me put a book down. I once grabbed a story that was supposed to take place in West Virginia (where I live) and on the first page, the story was supposed to take place on a dusty ranch with long horn cattle. In WV, we have farms and we cut the horns off the cattle. I think the writer confused us with Texas. Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-24339500817995001362015-03-09T08:55:05.498-04:002015-03-09T08:55:05.498-04:00I have read every one of these books and thoroughl...I have read every one of these books and thoroughly enjoyed them. I love the way you do your research Liz.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-2465630371342162622015-03-09T08:53:34.765-04:002015-03-09T08:53:34.765-04:00I hope the NSA isn`t looking at some of my google ...I hope the NSA isn`t looking at some of my google searches lol Pat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-58937716105118791822015-03-09T08:41:11.384-04:002015-03-09T08:41:11.384-04:00Nothing beats asking a real person for an answer.
...Nothing beats asking a real person for an answer.<br />Although the response to your jail question is a little scary.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794648014067102242.post-80589417698431088682015-03-09T00:59:44.903-04:002015-03-09T00:59:44.903-04:00I sometimes think research is the best part of wri...I sometimes think research is the best part of writing! Hard to let it go sometimes. But it pays off. You don't want people putting your book aside because your 'facts' are wrong. Your series sounds intriguing Elizabeth.<br /><br />Hi Yolanda!<br /><br />DeniseDenise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.com