tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post7747662761240488906..comments2024-03-25T09:56:16.164+00:00Comments on An Awfully Big Blog Adventure: HANG-GLIDING by the THE SEAT OF MY PANTS or writing without a plot to a tight deadline – Dianne HofmeyrUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-50393830465129963232013-08-02T21:22:15.218+01:002013-08-02T21:22:15.218+01:00Wow! Good luck with the novel, Dianne! As for rese...Wow! Good luck with the novel, Dianne! As for researching on the net - I've discovered it can take you to many places you might not want to go... By the way, I'm not lost either, just looking for the right way out.Savita Kalhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977368691995933130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-3203980925076811262013-08-02T12:54:43.655+01:002013-08-02T12:54:43.655+01:00Dragon crash site, Richard? Love it!Dragon crash site, Richard? Love it!Stroppy Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560035800075465845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-51380232238468785082013-08-02T12:05:19.086+01:002013-08-02T12:05:19.086+01:00God No. I just found it while researching Jesus Bo...God No. I just found it while researching Jesus Bolt, (and finding its vulnerability to small-arms was a falsehood that had been fed to me by a roleplaying GM.)<br />I'm no hero, just a wannabe writer that found themselves researching horse language yesterday.(Horse arrives at the dragon crash site and is happy to see his mistress, what does he do? It turns out he nickers.)I am in awe of the authors who got research like this done before the Internet.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799125598133377058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-34043412356899135002013-08-02T11:03:13.992+01:002013-08-02T11:03:13.992+01:00By heck, that's terrifying and I mean the PROC...By heck, that's terrifying and I mean the PROCESS! The novel itself sounds like a rip roaring adventure....good luck! adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15826710558292792068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-21617038559051923062013-08-02T10:56:48.346+01:002013-08-02T10:56:48.346+01:00Richard "The Jesus Nut" was truly brilli...Richard "The Jesus Nut" was truly brilliant! Thank you. Now I know why I can't write thrillers! Are you the "R" in R.Thom Jefferson?<br /><br />Yes... we'd be definitely slightly sinister if we knew all this stuff, Joan and good to know you also fly by the seat of your pants, Stroppy Author. Makes me feel a little less disorganised! Dianne Hofmeyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18222157214605257030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-19717570004299783462013-08-02T10:15:32.396+01:002013-08-02T10:15:32.396+01:00Yes, the researching can leave a worrying trail - ...Yes, the researching can leave a worrying trail - most recently I was finding out how to prepare a sheesha for smoking cannabis and how to make medicine out of mummies. "Perfectly innocent curiosity, Your Honour, er, would you believe I'm writing a book ...?" But surely it would be more sinister if I already KNEW?Joan Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763862159032836768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-57569999291425154192013-08-02T09:52:47.257+01:002013-08-02T09:52:47.257+01:00Helicopters vs. small arms: http://www.rsalazar.ne...Helicopters vs. small arms: http://www.rsalazar.net/jefferson7.htmlRichardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799125598133377058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-30649765159119951232013-08-02T06:52:48.457+01:002013-08-02T06:52:48.457+01:00Brilliant - sounds like an exciting ride, Dianne! ...Brilliant - sounds like an exciting ride, Dianne! Hope you both get out alive :-) I do it that way, too, a lot of the time.Stroppy Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560035800075465845noreply@blogger.com