tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7768080963330267344.post630096597279641462..comments2024-03-07T13:15:51.124-05:00Comments on Marie Lavender's Books and Other Things: My Writing Process Marie Lavenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05627028683820078537noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7768080963330267344.post-86736859498269275212014-04-02T15:23:54.123-04:002014-04-02T15:23:54.123-04:00No problem!No problem!Marie Lavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05627028683820078537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7768080963330267344.post-2188310637882812922014-04-02T15:23:34.015-04:002014-04-02T15:23:34.015-04:00Awesome, Trish! You're welcome! I've wri...Awesome, Trish! You're welcome! I've written romantic suspense as well. :)Marie Lavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05627028683820078537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7768080963330267344.post-48673620126638241262014-04-02T15:22:55.689-04:002014-04-02T15:22:55.689-04:00You're welcome, Belinda! My research budget i...You're welcome, Belinda! My research budget is pretty limited right now. I do a lot of research online or at libraries, but I check my resources to make sure they are legit. For historical research, it's good to check history forums as well as old maps and old records, if you can find them. Newspapers during that time are really good. Since places look different now than they used to, I look at old pictures and try to gain impressions from them, try to imagine myself there in that time. What would I have done? How would I have dressed on a normal day? For contemporary works, it is pretty easy to check places on Google maps and if you're basing it on an actual location, checking that town or city's chamber of commerce or main website for area attractions can come in handy. The nice thing about Google maps is you can do a street view and get an even closer feel for a place when you're not there. In lieu of that, asking locals how things are done doesn't hurt. Some people prefer to write about their own towns for this reason. They already know what's going on. Or maybe it's not a place you need to research, but a concept, a profession. Doing your own research helps, but the best resource is someone who is in that profession. If you're writing a mystery, maybe you need to talk to a detective. If I could, I would travel to the places where my books are set. I would also love to do a writing retreat to accomplish a project (like you said), but I have too much going on right now. Basically, when I focus on a project, I try to organize my time so that I can work on it several times a day. I do a detailed outline, then work on the sections I need to work on. If it requires research, I stop and work on that first. If not, I just write until I run into a roadblock. Usually, a lot of questions will come up during the writing that I have to answer before I can finish. After I answer them, I keep moving forward. That detailed outline can really keep you on track when you go back through and make sure you didn't miss anything. Once the manuscript is finished, it goes out to readers. This is an invaluable tool as well. Sometimes those betas or critique partners will catch technical issues or have questions of their own that you might need to answer. Hopefully, you have caught everything before it gets to that point, but if you've missed a detail here and there, they will most likely notice it. Readers are smart. It also helps to edit your own work several times before you send it out. If you're looking at the piece with a critical eye, you'll notice there may still be details to fill in. Always take a break between writing and editing. But, everyone has a different process.Marie Lavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05627028683820078537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7768080963330267344.post-16297588063098629242014-04-02T15:07:35.469-04:002014-04-02T15:07:35.469-04:00It is exciting to read everyone's responses. ...It is exciting to read everyone's responses. :)Marie Lavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05627028683820078537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7768080963330267344.post-41528144293085758692014-04-01T21:59:42.262-04:002014-04-01T21:59:42.262-04:00Here is mine and I thank you so much again. http:/...Here is mine and I thank you so much again. http://romancerambleandbookbabble.blogspot.com/2014/04/my-writing-process-romantic-suspense.htmlTrish Jackson, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14203486483238186889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7768080963330267344.post-64888145158577249562014-04-01T12:38:00.414-04:002014-04-01T12:38:00.414-04:00Thanks for the invite. Love the questions.Thanks for the invite. Love the questions.Trish Jackson, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14203486483238186889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7768080963330267344.post-67721641237766005052014-03-28T23:48:39.356-04:002014-03-28T23:48:39.356-04:00Thanks for inviting me to participate in this blog...Thanks for inviting me to participate in this blog tour, Marie. How do you carry out your research? Have you ever done a solo writing retreat just to research or complete a book? I've read your post and Regina's. Can't wait to dive into the others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7768080963330267344.post-52515549886807869082014-03-28T09:32:29.510-04:002014-03-28T09:32:29.510-04:00My "writing process" would be way too de...My "writing process" would be way too detailed! LOL. Thanks for sharing, Marie. I look forward to seeing what the other authors have to say, too.Linda Lee Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02220365594492856382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7768080963330267344.post-42834227029137836842014-03-28T02:07:08.523-04:002014-03-28T02:07:08.523-04:00Thanks, Aref!Thanks, Aref!Marie Lavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05627028683820078537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7768080963330267344.post-88987100654235533242014-03-27T16:18:53.830-04:002014-03-27T16:18:53.830-04:00Wish you had shared your process in more detail,Ma...Wish you had shared your process in more detail,Marie. This is pretty vanilla.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07693363377165104814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7768080963330267344.post-64622270616215302952014-03-27T12:41:41.842-04:002014-03-27T12:41:41.842-04:00It's wonderful! I'm waiting.It's wonderful! I'm waiting.Aref Fikryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676941480528067961noreply@blogger.com