tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828621334512528196.post3853582127273254390..comments2023-03-25T02:39:40.323+13:00Comments on jtwebsterbooks: RAMBLINGS ON WRITINGJ.T. Websterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18042422842347246547noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828621334512528196.post-48817417165440963942011-01-06T18:13:22.383+13:002011-01-06T18:13:22.383+13:00Brilliantly put!Brilliantly put!Kay Cookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01791873464409271216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828621334512528196.post-62663659793712176702011-01-03T17:17:44.129+13:002011-01-03T17:17:44.129+13:00I agree. What you know about humanity and life and...I agree. What you know about humanity and life and people and body language and sadness and happiness and love. I don't think the setting matters as much.<br /><br />... Although, research is always helpful. Have a great week.<br />CDAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160669603997465454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828621334512528196.post-7656067175701180692011-01-01T17:52:13.228+13:002011-01-01T17:52:13.228+13:00Elisabeth - I know the feeling! The past becomes s...Elisabeth - I know the feeling! The past becomes so real.J.T. Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18042422842347246547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828621334512528196.post-65165188921371809972011-01-01T03:25:35.068+13:002011-01-01T03:25:35.068+13:00No historical fiction author can really write '...No historical fiction author can really write 'what they know.' That's where the wonderful research comes in! I told my mom recently that research for novels is almost like time travel - when you immerse yourself in history from a past era you really feel like you're there (and sometimes don't want to come back).Elisabeth Grace Foleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02073159989691222645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828621334512528196.post-11137136191660580472010-12-28T16:58:25.511+13:002010-12-28T16:58:25.511+13:00Pen - You're right, it all begins in our imagi...Pen - You're right, it all begins in our imagination.J.T. Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18042422842347246547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-828621334512528196.post-79239723931941992022010-12-28T13:34:57.185+13:002010-12-28T13:34:57.185+13:00Good point Sue. I think you have hit the nail on t...Good point Sue. I think you have hit the nail on the head with this one. <br /><br />Where would fantasy and SF writers be if you had to experience everything you wrote first hand. There would certainly be no dragons, monsters, vampires, space craft, alien invasions or life on other world stories if this were the case. <br /><br />Writing is about combining what we know and have experienced with the wonderful workings of our imaginations.Penhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06605428306080473273noreply@blogger.com