tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post3923721625139834006..comments2024-01-05T15:42:46.899-05:00Comments on Katie O'Sullivan ~ Read, Write, Repeat: Writer Wednesday: Research vs. ImaginationKatie O'Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17295418503546522882noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post-58063951961362533942013-01-31T08:18:07.474-05:002013-01-31T08:18:07.474-05:00Hi, Jenn, I know what you mean - I often find myse...Hi, Jenn, I know what you mean - I often find myself rushing through a novel and then having to flip back a few pages to see what plot point I missed !<br />Happy Reading ;-)Katie O'Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295418503546522882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post-56257607317711580042013-01-31T08:16:50.227-05:002013-01-31T08:16:50.227-05:00That's a neat idea! Actually, when I started o...That's a neat idea! Actually, when I started on my first mermaid idea, I did go to the library - there's a great book of Mermaid Myths from around the world by Mary Pope Osborn. Interesting to see that every culture has mermaid tales dating back centuries... but again, I lost a few hours sitting in the library stacks, reading...Katie O'Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295418503546522882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post-57001628410262021342013-01-31T00:30:18.389-05:002013-01-31T00:30:18.389-05:00Hi Katie, thanks for asking. The detail that matte...Hi Katie, thanks for asking. The detail that matters to me most is dialogue. I'll skip over everything else to get back to the dialogue. This of course becomes a big problem when I write the same way I read. I often have two characters standing in a vacuum talking :/ Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04419944234795666194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post-68967296730803110582013-01-30T17:43:37.554-05:002013-01-30T17:43:37.554-05:00Yes, it is difficult not to become lost in the res...Yes, it is difficult not to become lost in the research. I heard one famous author say she uses children's non-fiction books for her research. That way the facts don't get in the way of the story. Penelope Marzechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17563853832717077875noreply@blogger.com