tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551608342749773751.post2977521091066541656..comments2024-03-08T20:41:23.825-08:00Comments on Author Heather McCorkle: Know The Facts Even When Writing FictionHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05130733681254163610noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551608342749773751.post-873857480062611222010-04-15T16:49:33.308-07:002010-04-15T16:49:33.308-07:00A big name author (one of my favorites) made some ...A big name author (one of my favorites) made some major mistakes in one of his novels. I forgive him because I like him so much. But when he shows his character placing his hands against a door after establishing that he lost one arm, that gets awfully blatant! It also would have been good to see the character struggling to do things with such a handicap, but the author seemed to ignore that aspect. I do a lot of paintaking work ti ensure I don't make mistakes like that. Sometimes, though they slip by. I just hope I've caught them all. Nadine LiamsonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551608342749773751.post-49768123591163560772010-04-09T08:01:38.237-07:002010-04-09T08:01:38.237-07:00I know what you mean Portia. I hate it when I get ...I know what you mean Portia. I hate it when I get something wrong in a book. If there's something I don't know about, be it a culture, a profession or something else I do my best to experience it in any way I can before I write about it. It's one of the reasons I love to travel so much!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130733681254163610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551608342749773751.post-40277670616608608342010-04-09T07:59:55.358-07:002010-04-09T07:59:55.358-07:00Thanks Samantha! I know exactly what you mean, my ...Thanks Samantha! I know exactly what you mean, my favorite authors are the one's who know their stuff ;)<br /><br />Funny how that works isn't it Lorel? I'm probably more forgiving in real life mistakes than those made in fiction books too!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130733681254163610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551608342749773751.post-52478668289011191522010-04-09T07:58:03.392-07:002010-04-09T07:58:03.392-07:00I used to do the same thing Lorelei but now I keep...I used to do the same thing Lorelei but now I keep that extra notebook handy as I write and I jot down all pertinent info, character traits, personality traits, timelines, ect. It helps so much!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130733681254163610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551608342749773751.post-51697278474281325052010-04-08T20:07:50.280-07:002010-04-08T20:07:50.280-07:00This is so true and one of the elements that bring...This is so true and one of the elements that brings out my cautious nature. For me, I'm terrified of writing any profession I haven't seen up close. Because I hate, hate, hate it when people portray journalists and magazine editors in an unrealistic fashion. I guess this means I won't be writing a doctor character anytime soon, anyway :-)Portiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13435815819572442582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551608342749773751.post-25663936721418934142010-04-08T20:05:12.335-07:002010-04-08T20:05:12.335-07:00Great post! There's nothing like a story with ...Great post! There's nothing like a story with glaring inconsistencies or continuity errors to make you lose faith in the writing. Sometimes, I'm more likely to forgive errors in real life facts (where I assume they used a bad reference source) than when they get their own made up facts wrong. It looks sloppy.Lorel Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06749366331989131894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551608342749773751.post-83386186054481274802010-04-08T19:09:17.757-07:002010-04-08T19:09:17.757-07:00Agreed! My favorite novels read so real because th...Agreed! My favorite novels read so real because the authors got the facts right, large and small. Great post!Samantha Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15712749844855298929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551608342749773751.post-31881643982394839262010-04-08T17:36:47.140-07:002010-04-08T17:36:47.140-07:00Great post. And I go cross-eyed trying to keep eve...Great post. And I go cross-eyed trying to keep everything straight in the book itself--what did I say on page 73, and now I'm in the last part of the book and did I screw something up? I read things over and over, make notes. I usually catch a character saying something that is the opposite of what I'd had someone do. <br />And the research is the key. You almost can't do enough of it.Lorelei Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03294047277447613989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551608342749773751.post-78691860818316761782010-04-08T16:25:58.976-07:002010-04-08T16:25:58.976-07:00Thanks Shannon. There was so much research involve...Thanks Shannon. There was so much research involved in the last of my YA paranormal series that it really had me thinking about this subject!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130733681254163610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-551608342749773751.post-80954127539340959212010-04-08T15:16:44.068-07:002010-04-08T15:16:44.068-07:00Yes! Excellent post, Heather - and a great remind...Yes! Excellent post, Heather - and a great reminder. So true!! :-)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.com