tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233003946884986046.post1690436849677907531..comments2024-03-10T12:18:00.338-04:00Comments on Rhobin Lee Courtright: Research: Getting the Details RightRhobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08627825512017360508noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233003946884986046.post-2130860570346843352015-03-23T22:52:02.456-04:002015-03-23T22:52:02.456-04:00I think many authors use time-travel to put modern...I think many authors use time-travel to put modern females into the past, so they have a reason for the females having a modern sensibility. What that fails to take into account is the attitudes of the men of the time were harsh against females acting "randy." <br /><br />Being a HUGE sci-fi fan, I love the world of Star Trek, which I watched on TV when it first came out. Many of the things that were fiction back then, have come to pass. Cell phones are mini-computers, which means my kids laugh at old shows where an entire room is a computer, with turning tapes and cogs, lights blinking, etc. For something that couldn't do a tenth of what their smart phones can do.<br /><br />And my husband just read an account to me about Boeing having invented a proto-type of a "force field", like what is used in sci-fi to protect star-ships. Things have to be imagined first, before the scientists can think, "Hey, that really can be done!" Then they invent it.Fiona McGierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495707848048468428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233003946884986046.post-8821253528797551622015-03-23T12:42:02.621-04:002015-03-23T12:42:02.621-04:00Writing children is a challenge. My daughter did s...Writing children is a challenge. My daughter did speak like an 11 year old at 3. Maybe because Mom is a publisher and her vocabulary reflects that. LOL<br /><br />Even if it's fiction, you can't describe a deployment in Iraq like Vietnam. Baghdad is not in the middle of a tropical rainforest. I have seen this happen. o.O<br /><br />Thanks for "hosting" our round robin again this month, Robin. Love the post.<br /><br />MarciMarci Baunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01850775917897362922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233003946884986046.post-49746927591938314882015-03-22T18:53:08.563-04:002015-03-22T18:53:08.563-04:00Great post. I love the research part of my writing...Great post. I love the research part of my writing both historical and contemporary. One learns such interesting stuff. My pet peeve is females who act totally modern in a historical setting so I guess I dance to a different piper here than most. Skyewriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08938351117986167519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233003946884986046.post-84911999191975431342015-03-22T18:34:55.456-04:002015-03-22T18:34:55.456-04:00Loved your comment about suspending the readers se...Loved your comment about suspending the readers sense of disbelief. I totally agree - with any story.<br />I also enjoyed your premise for sci-fi writing being based on science or scientific theory. That's interesting. Great post.BeverleyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17430018506292448221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233003946884986046.post-5488181120862167802015-03-22T10:29:03.484-04:002015-03-22T10:29:03.484-04:00Loved how you began about readers have to suspend ...Loved how you began about readers have to suspend their disbelief. So true, because readers use fiction to escape reality. Howeverthey don't want to have the implausible in the story. Good research keeps the reader entetained. Enjoyed your post and the research topic. So much fun to visit the authors and read about their experiences in research.J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233003946884986046.post-71358920119935107012015-03-22T08:27:57.103-04:002015-03-22T08:27:57.103-04:00Great post, Rhobin, and I so believe that a reader...Great post, Rhobin, and I so believe that a reader has to suspend their disbelief when reading or even watching a movie because this is entertainment. Authors try to get everything as accurate as possible but sometimes a leap of faith is necessary.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing.Lynn Crainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17563978872099232823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233003946884986046.post-84232634381291697272015-03-21T16:05:51.202-04:002015-03-21T16:05:51.202-04:00Rhobin I found your scifi and regency era info hel...Rhobin I found your scifi and regency era info helpful (as I have not written either genre). We both like to conduct our research in a extremely organized fashion.Connie Vineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17835205487088200480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233003946884986046.post-90028237537114611692015-03-21T11:28:38.047-04:002015-03-21T11:28:38.047-04:00Nice post, Rhobin. As someone who knows history, ...Nice post, Rhobin. As someone who knows history, you must be driven nuts by some of today's errors (even in newspapers). My husband constantly finds mistakes pertaining to the second world war. Writing about the 50's and 60's is dicey if one wasn't around then. And thank you for putting together this blog roll. Grapeshot/Odettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11625862990225356412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233003946884986046.post-35034375543167631122015-03-21T06:44:24.189-04:002015-03-21T06:44:24.189-04:00Hi Rhobin, this is such a good topic. I haven'...Hi Rhobin, this is such a good topic. I haven't noticed any of the authors I've visited so far complain about researching - or bemoan how difficult it is to give it up and on occasion leave it out. I'm full of admiration for SF writers. Being entirely unscientific, I think it's such an achievement to create a world that captures readers. Anneanne stenhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02737658937717248241noreply@blogger.com