Comments on: Writer Wednesday – Interesting Search Results

By: Carol J. Post

Carol J. Post — Thu, 06 Aug 2015 03:59:12 +0000

In reply to Priscilla Kissinger. Thanks for commenting, Priscilla. Yep, I've definitely learned some interesting things.

By: Carol J. Post

Carol J. Post — Thu, 06 Aug 2015 03:57:35 +0000

In reply to Sharon Wray. Thanks, Sharon. I think my husband is more nervous about it than I am. I always figure I can justify it, because the things I search for usually end up in my books. (That's what I'll be saying as they haul me away...)

By: Carol J. Post

Carol J. Post — Thu, 06 Aug 2015 03:55:36 +0000

In reply to Tammy Baumann. LOL, Tammy! But I think I'll be able to talk my way out of it! Yes, having the Internet is definitely a major time saver.

By: Carol J. Post

Carol J. Post — Thu, 06 Aug 2015 03:54:07 +0000

In reply to Jean Willett.

Thanks for commenting, Jean! I love your story about finding the paper you needed, only to discover it was in Italian! I’m afraid the translating programs can come up with some weird stuff.

I’ve thought about joining KOD but haven’t gotten around to it. I need to do that! I’ll check out Crime Scene Writers too. I haven’t heard of that one. Thanks for the great advice!

By: Carol J. Post

Carol J. Post — Thu, 06 Aug 2015 03:50:46 +0000

In reply to Natalie Meg Evans. Wow, Natalie! Your searches sound similar to mine. I love your ideas to offset the "murderous far right extremist" image. I'll have to keep that in mind!

By: Carol J. Post

Carol J. Post — Thu, 06 Aug 2015 03:48:54 +0000

In reply to Pamela Kopfler. Thanks, Pam. If those men in black suits ever show up, I hope they think the way you do!

By: Carol J. Post

Carol J. Post — Thu, 06 Aug 2015 03:48:10 +0000

In reply to Kay Hudson. Thanks for commenting, Kay. Yes, I remember those old days, too, doing research papers for high school. Fortunately, I haven't had to do much writing the old fashioned way. One of my critique partners writes fantasy, so, like you, she gets to make things up. That would definitely cut down on the research, but I don't think I have that much imagination!

By: Kay Hudson

Kay Hudson — Thu, 06 Aug 2015 02:46:36 +0000

Wow, Carol, you are the poster girl for incriminating searches! About the closest I’ve come is looking up badge designs and state troopers’ uniforms, but then there really aren’t definitive descriptions for goblins, gnomes and trolls (at least I hope not, because I make mine up!). I do remember checking books on taxidermy out of the library a long time ago. And using the card catalog method of historical research. Now and then we really do need our paper reference books.

By: Pamela Kopfler

Pamela Kopfler — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 22:42:30 +0000

You may be under cyber surveillance after those searches, but when those nice men in black suits meet you, they’ll know you aren’t the killing kind. Interesting post.

By: Natalie Meg Evans

Natalie Meg Evans — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 18:40:28 +0000

Hi Carol. I often have a dark and fearful fantasy of the police coming in and seizing my computer. For a past novel, I researched, ‘What temperature do you have to burn a body to completely destroy it.’ Apparently, it’s 1400 to 1800 degrees fahrenheit. So then I researched, ‘How do you get a fire up to 1400 degrees fahrenheit.’ Searches for The Milliner’s Secret involved delving into Nazism, and many unpleasant sites pop up. I have a feeling that a search of my computing history would portray me as a murderous far right extremist. I almost feel obliged to look up cheesecake recipes and ‘how to care for your bunny’ to offset the image. I do also wonder – how did writers do it before the days of internet? I made many trips to the British Library in the past, a whole day out, expensive, and quite often, fruitless. Thank heavens for the web!

Thanks for this lovely post,

Natalie