Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Tue, Aug 03 2010
I don't know, but I know someone who does know.
I plotted with a friend today to plan some new food experiences later this year. She has been avoiding certain ingredients for awhile. This makes restaurant eating and food shopping quite an adventure and I learned that she's quite knowledgeable about hunting down places that will cater to food allergies and intolerance. It started me thinking about the many experts we writers know. If we ever need to find out more about a topic or need to add to a fictional character's skill set, we have a wealth of information available to us through the people we interact with in our daily lives. It's not that we should treat our friends and family as vending machines, but it would be silly to think that we know everything about every topic. Why not approach the people we know when we have a question about shipbuilders or egg-free baking or Kevlar fiber. We can go to the library or the internet, but we might gain something else by asking the experts we already know. Their personal experience or their take on a subject might be the very thing we need to make our story unique and compelling.
posted at: 18:48 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
I plotted with a friend today to plan some new food experiences later this year. She has been avoiding certain ingredients for awhile. This makes restaurant eating and food shopping quite an adventure and I learned that she's quite knowledgeable about hunting down places that will cater to food allergies and intolerance. It started me thinking about the many experts we writers know. If we ever need to find out more about a topic or need to add to a fictional character's skill set, we have a wealth of information available to us through the people we interact with in our daily lives. It's not that we should treat our friends and family as vending machines, but it would be silly to think that we know everything about every topic. Why not approach the people we know when we have a question about shipbuilders or egg-free baking or Kevlar fiber. We can go to the library or the internet, but we might gain something else by asking the experts we already know. Their personal experience or their take on a subject might be the very thing we need to make our story unique and compelling.
posted at: 18:48 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
