tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post3506835120721844679..comments2023-10-09T10:05:44.803-06:00Comments on Patricia Stoltey: Should Fiction Writers Stick to What They Know?Patricia Stolteyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-3018684004001637602009-12-30T15:35:27.119-07:002009-12-30T15:35:27.119-07:00I write what I know and what I want to know more a...I write what I know and what I want to know more about. My favorite research was when I was writing an article about Colorado Wineries. I didn't know much before I started, but did when I was done (and had a darn good time researching along the way). I say write what you are passionate about or getting paid big bucks to write.Kerriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850852586149578236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-8579482771883854602009-12-30T11:40:10.912-07:002009-12-30T11:40:10.912-07:00As writers we have to be able to write about all k...As writers we have to be able to write about all kinds of people and things that we may not have experienced. I takes lots of networking, research, and LIVING, really to write with authority and create believability in a fictional story. I've had a very diverse and rich amount of life experiences from which to draw on, and that helps - but I still have to do my homework, interviews, research, etc., to flesh out what I don't know from first hand experience in my writings.<br /><br />Good subject. Happy New Year, Patricia!<br /><br /><a href="http://theoldsilly.com" rel="nofollow">Marvin D Wilson</a>The Old Sillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09661188622348794193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-45178268588976727802009-12-30T09:45:25.395-07:002009-12-30T09:45:25.395-07:00I've never killed anyone. Or done half the stu...I've never killed anyone. Or done half the stuff my characters do. Publisher love it when an author has a platform, but I'm too boring for words. Unless I get to make stuff up. The trick is, you have to have contacts and do research. I also work those things I DO know into my books, but they're on the periphery.Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-72187809544133578382009-12-30T09:44:48.832-07:002009-12-30T09:44:48.832-07:00For me, research is ongoing. I even felt reading M...For me, research is ongoing. I even felt reading Maass's "The Fire in Fiction" was more research than writing education because it led me to so many new plot ideas.Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-77594362867905175252009-12-30T08:56:04.125-07:002009-12-30T08:56:04.125-07:00I don't always write about what I know, but I ...I don't always write about what I know, but I always learn about what I write.<br /><br />Despite doing a lot of research before I begin a project, it never fails that I always have more to research every day. Sometimes it takes only a few minutes, sometimes maybe an hour or so.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-82730017825061709052009-12-30T08:39:10.949-07:002009-12-30T08:39:10.949-07:00Maybe it should be: Write what you know and write ...Maybe it should be: Write what you know and write what you can learn.<br /><br />Now that I've written three nonfiction books, I'm much better and faster at doing research! I plan to put that skill to good use in my fiction.<br /><br />Helen<br /><a href="http://straightfromhel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Straight From Hel</a>Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-24507409914787628922009-12-30T06:22:58.754-07:002009-12-30T06:22:58.754-07:00If I stuck to writing only what I know, I wouldn&#...If I stuck to writing only what I know, I wouldn't have much to say - so thank goodness for Google and the library!)Jane Kennedy Suttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12519340747761460017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-22981961555544109252009-12-30T00:30:11.992-07:002009-12-30T00:30:11.992-07:00If truth is stranger than fiction yu're not tr...If truth is stranger than fiction yu're not trying hard enough!Paul D Brazillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12881642426845398389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-50246091642616464082009-12-29T22:56:01.914-07:002009-12-29T22:56:01.914-07:00I'm shocked, ladies. All this time I thought y...I'm shocked, ladies. All this time I thought you were writing from personal experience. LOLPatricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-66732438776542031202009-12-29T21:01:39.340-07:002009-12-29T21:01:39.340-07:00I can't write what I know and be a mystery wri...I can't write what I know and be a mystery writer. :) Otherwise, I'd be a really scary person. You too!<br /><br />Elizabeth<br /><a href="http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Mystery Writing is Murder</a>Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-6689591763265295332009-12-29T18:14:51.251-07:002009-12-29T18:14:51.251-07:00My goodness. You know there's always a SLIVER...My goodness. You know there's always a SLIVER of what I know in my books. It slips in there. But the BULK of my books are NOT what I know--otherwise I'd be writing you from the depths of some federal prison. Ha ha.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757567191914795875.post-41564322585969258112009-12-29T16:41:08.939-07:002009-12-29T16:41:08.939-07:00I like to take the "write what you know"...I like to take the "write what you know" dictum in its widest sense. I know a lot of things from reading, watching, listening, and imagining, not just from actual experience. And that's the way I write. It would be so dull if we stuck to what we've experienced!Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.com