tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post8342780089761661357..comments2024-03-24T15:04:27.557-04:00Comments on Type M for Murder: Where fact meets fictionBarbara Fradkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06992196707567972990noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-60805893055245264062017-06-28T12:10:41.592-04:002017-06-28T12:10:41.592-04:00I think research is important, too. One of the rea...I think research is important, too. One of the reasons I use a fictional town in my series is so readers can't say that street isn't there, etc. But I do try to be faithful to the beach area it's set in, making up my own versions of festivals and issues that are typical in this area. I think research is particularly important if you're writing a historical. Sybil Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931984219413146614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-89427389793661400652017-06-28T10:32:58.790-04:002017-06-28T10:32:58.790-04:00I'm firmly in the research camp. I do research...I'm firmly in the research camp. I do research in my other job as an academic that sometimes overlaps with my crime fiction research. But even when it doesn't, when I'm writing fiction, I don't feel grounded until I have dug in (pardon the pun). I think it's in part because I'm need to verify even what I think I know. The other part is that research sparks my writing Frankie Y. Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639137430004692530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-36605949768153045642017-06-28T08:34:46.066-04:002017-06-28T08:34:46.066-04:00I'm in 100% agreement with you, Barbara.You ma...I'm in 100% agreement with you, Barbara.You make a great point about not jolting the reader from the story by misinformation or a scene or dialogue that doesn't ring true. This is why I attended the Writers Police Academy before tackling my latest which has a police officer as the main protagonist. I sure learned a lot about real police procedure! Eileen Goudgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01156415980783091338noreply@blogger.com