tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post116620875531799522..comments2023-08-12T02:33:29.988-05:00Comments on 2 B Read: Research ~ Using Actual Experiences In Your WritingSylvia Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06489243230694413409noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post-1166279537992390062006-12-16T09:32:00.000-05:002006-12-16T09:32:00.000-05:00You are so right, Lise. Life is an adventure. An...You are so right, Lise. Life is an adventure. And I think as writers we tap into our experiences, our surroundings, and our near misses. <BR/><BR/>Years ago, I lived in L.A. and worked in a Pizza Hut in a crazy part of town. I will never forget the day I was held at knife point by a purple-haired homeless guy, while my thirty-minute time-locked safe was set to open. Then before the safe openedChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post-1166214287242878402006-12-15T15:24:00.000-05:002006-12-15T15:24:00.000-05:00What great pictures and a wonderful experience!! ...What great pictures and a wonderful experience!! I'm a firm believer in being prepared for whatever comes your way. . . and then taking advantage of it. Write what you know doesn't have to be limiting, in fact, I love having to 'know' something else to make my story work. One reason I gave passports to my children for Christmas presents. Who knows where we'll need to go?!?!Tessa McDermidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03370248836658261192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post-1166210500419453052006-12-15T14:21:00.000-05:002006-12-15T14:21:00.000-05:00I love this post! Even with paranormal characters...I love this post! Even with paranormal characters (obviously I could never visit Atlantis, lol), I work in responses, emotions, and reactions that are those I know and have experienced. And I love, love LOVE travelling for research! I'm a huge fan of realism rather than relying only on book or internet research. Now ask me about the alligator farm I visited once . . .Alyssa Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07918925053126161848noreply@blogger.com