tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762860554634548712.post8481115482019749287..comments2024-03-11T05:57:49.436-04:00Comments on The Heroine Addicts: The Power of The SubconsciousSusanna Kearsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12675951272027527098noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762860554634548712.post-88408313156863709802011-06-06T14:37:34.053-04:002011-06-06T14:37:34.053-04:00That's amazing about the window! What a shiver...That's amazing about the window! What a shivery feeling you must have had. I had a similar thing with my first book when I wrote a fictional history for a real-life place, and then afterwards, when I was reading up on the building's real history, discovered that, give or take a year or two, it was exactly the same as the one I'd made up.<br /><br />And yes, I agree—people are often remarkably generous to writers, especially with information and their time.Julie Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15548233186449498920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762860554634548712.post-29873597208856310412011-06-03T06:41:44.102-04:002011-06-03T06:41:44.102-04:00Pia - People are wonderful and i just need to over...Pia - People are wonderful and i just need to over come my natural shyness...and soon as I have some sticky research questions for book 2.<br />lxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02744937536946299450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762860554634548712.post-17247691292915172142011-06-03T06:09:35.340-04:002011-06-03T06:09:35.340-04:00I think it's amazing how kind people are when ...I think it's amazing how kind people are when they find out you're a writer - they're always willing to help in any way they can if only you ask. Recently, I needed to know what ordinary women wore in Scotland in the 1750's (couldn't find this in any reference books, only the aristocrats). With just one e-mail to a friend, I suddenly had help from two experts she happened to know and it was great! Same thing when I was researching the Swedish East India Company - I went to a museum in Gothenburg and the staff took me into their actual archives and went out of their way to find me the right journals and so on. The hardest thing is taking that first step and contacting people, but it's so worth it! Glad you got to see your favourite house!Christina Courtenayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03647397808446248913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762860554634548712.post-91968776092460308522011-06-02T12:17:38.718-04:002011-06-02T12:17:38.718-04:00Perry - that is so true as I coming to realize. So...Perry - that is so true as I coming to realize. So where did you hide the dead body?<br /><br />lxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02744937536946299450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762860554634548712.post-26010653279730313972011-06-02T12:06:57.609-04:002011-06-02T12:06:57.609-04:00Great post. I think the first time I told someone ...Great post. I think the first time I told someone I was a writer and needed to know where someone would hide a dead body in town was a huge step for me. <br />People seem generally willing to give the crazy writer permission to ask anything.Perry Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11873656902637709407noreply@blogger.com