tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690115855424436248.post5763517691406308076..comments2024-03-28T08:01:16.284-04:00Comments on Eclectic writer: Thursday's Interview - Meg Mims - On WritingJanet Lane Waltershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488093917556546485noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690115855424436248.post-32772701417295724682011-09-13T11:30:54.662-04:002011-09-13T11:30:54.662-04:00I hear ya, J.L.!! I'm in the same boat, and I ...I hear ya, J.L.!! I'm in the same boat, and I do love putting in those little touches to make the reader experience life as it was lived through the character's eyes. To me, that's the key. Sounds like we're on the "same page" about research. ;-DMeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10734148270217773194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690115855424436248.post-43340946529813841302011-09-11T13:58:50.832-04:002011-09-11T13:58:50.832-04:00Meg, Been meaning to write about this. Research ca...Meg, Been meaning to write about this. Research can be the bane of a writer. I've learned not to do it until I need a fact or two. In the past I became so fascinatede with a subject that I spent hours searching for things I would never use. For me it came down the the writing.Janet Lane Waltershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15488093917556546485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690115855424436248.post-23469836011740178892011-09-10T09:17:03.840-04:002011-09-10T09:17:03.840-04:00Aww, you're sweet, Heidi. What you don't k...Aww, you're sweet, Heidi. What you don't know is... I'd rather DO THE RESEARCH than the writing, LOL!! I have to STOP MYSELF from overdoing. I often find myself losing valuable time because I get off on some tangent, reading about this or that, and then... OOPS! all my writing time is over. :-( Discipline. Pearls, gotta think PEARLS along the path. NOT a garbage dump. LOLMeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10734148270217773194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690115855424436248.post-28847512824234948852011-09-08T15:30:27.580-04:002011-09-08T15:30:27.580-04:00Meg, I can totally appreciate the amount of resear...Meg, I can totally appreciate the amount of research that must go into your work, especially anything dealing with history. Thanks for sharing your process.<br /><br />And, thanks for bringing Meg to us, J. L.!<br /><br />:) HeidiHeidi Ruby Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02190166838730021237noreply@blogger.com