tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post6899738695815395029..comments2023-09-06T05:48:05.398-06:00Comments on Terry's Place: Left Coast Crime - ResearchTerry Odellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-88102994361234875002011-04-06T15:18:16.732-06:002011-04-06T15:18:16.732-06:00Carol - research is good. Writing is better. I don...Carol - research is good. Writing is better. I don't research until I need to know something. This afternoon I called our local fire department to find out how they addressed the head guy. I've already finished the book, so it's just a matter of going back with my handy dandy find/replace.<br /><br />Elizabeth - yes, sometimes "eyes on" is the only way to be accurate. And there would be readers who knew about the parking issue and call you on it.<br /><br />Knowing you don't know something is sometimes harder than looking up what you know you don't know!Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-45194423996576998192011-04-06T13:43:35.834-06:002011-04-06T13:43:35.834-06:00Research can be tricky sometimes, too. I had to ac...Research can be tricky sometimes, too. I had to actually *go* to Memphis to discover that Beale Street is always barricaded off and there's no street parking. That was just something I'd never come across when I was reading about the area. Who'd have guessed?Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-81811865930457611302011-04-06T08:40:50.772-06:002011-04-06T08:40:50.772-06:00I'm a research geek. Just this morning I comme...I'm a research geek. Just this morning I commented on another blog about having to know all the details and usually write them in the manuscript on the first draft before I can go back and cut. Again and again, usually. It's so true about using only what moves the story forward.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.com