tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post1726424783950637073..comments2024-03-28T17:06:34.405-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Writing/Not Writing from London--Deborah CrombieJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-78589944345343462692020-01-12T14:56:30.426-05:002020-01-12T14:56:30.426-05:00Amazing article loved it
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Enjoy your research, Debs!!!Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-84803230876105258822019-11-22T20:20:32.550-05:002019-11-22T20:20:32.550-05:00Deborah, how wonderful it is to be in London! It ...Deborah, how wonderful it is to be in London! It is among my favorite places in the world. Great idea to travel and do research for a novel. That is what I would like to do.<br /><br />DianaBibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-73365868291271768512019-11-22T19:34:44.803-05:002019-11-22T19:34:44.803-05:00Deb, I admire your process. It is so interesting r...Deb, I admire your process. It is so interesting reading about everyone's individual approach to new projects. And maps! I love seeing that so many authors are including maps now. Deb, I constantly refer to the maps in your books while reading the stories. Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128026892155650398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-8429176279929663212019-11-22T17:15:55.722-05:002019-11-22T17:15:55.722-05:00Pat, selfies AND taking photos of the glass case w...Pat, selfies AND taking photos of the glass case with their flashes on! Argh!Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-10691203483621355542019-11-22T13:51:21.105-05:002019-11-22T13:51:21.105-05:00Every once in a while I have a moment. Hahaha! B...Every once in a while I have a moment. Hahaha! But, seriously, it speaks to how special I think Gemma and Duncan are.Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-37300676122395304282019-11-22T13:21:22.538-05:002019-11-22T13:21:22.538-05:00When I worked (CPA) I had to be supremely organize...When I worked (CPA) I had to be supremely organized. I self-diagnosed ADD sometime back after going through it with my son. So in my working life I relied heavily on lists. I inadvertently trained my boss and the other staff to put it in writing and prioritize. Now I'm retired and organization is a thing of the past. I may mull over home projects for weeks, months, years before I act. Similar to I will drink no wine before its time, I will attempt no project before its time. I will be making a grocery list shortly for Thanksgiving, so some organization has survived.<br />We were in London in September with the granddaughter. When we were at the British Museum I wanted to grab other people's selfie sticks and beat them over their heads with them. I was so aggravated. The crowd around the Rosetta Stone was thick and EVERYONE was taking selfies. I thought those sticks were passe'. Evidently not in London. Oh well. Maybe I am just an old grouch!Pat Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732230586783432052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-88957503634463651312019-11-22T11:40:30.934-05:002019-11-22T11:40:30.934-05:00Watching the creative process with y'all is li...Watching the creative process with y'all is like watching a flower unfold from the seed; so beautiful. <br />for me a major projects involve a lot of preliminary head work. I am now the Librarian for my Sangha, i.e community. I did a needs assessment, then set out goals and a time line to accomplish each goal. Then an evaluation step/ reassessment / there is a lot of Do Defer/delegate going on as each step is done, then I blue sky think .. do I need to visit the British museum to compare collections? Perhaps a trip to Kyoto... //then back to step by step knowing library work is like a river flowing it is never done. <br /><br />I hope that is also true for our Jungle Red Writers. never be done. Coralee Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06691335135691119400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-44542313376186838332019-11-22T11:35:37.056-05:002019-11-22T11:35:37.056-05:00Sounds to me like your next book needs to be set i...Sounds to me like your next book needs to be set in Europe somewhere. Vacation for your sleuths? Stand alone? Better idea - new series so you have to go back and do more research!Mark Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567392254011373198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-3682786453933403232019-11-22T10:50:31.239-05:002019-11-22T10:50:31.239-05:00Debs, I am so glad you can take us along on your r...Debs, I am so glad you can take us along on your research trips! I know it will really pay off with another fabulous book that I really look forward to reading!Judihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06777683026890358953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-54117889003943707362019-11-22T10:27:53.273-05:002019-11-22T10:27:53.273-05:00I can't wait to see the results of your resear...I can't wait to see the results of your research. And, like Joan, I want to head to London right now. A process for starting a new project? If I have one it's pretty drawn out. I tend to think about things for a long, long time (a few home improvement projects come to mind) and then wake up one day and say, now! And then I have to remind myself that other people's schedules don't always accommodate my wishes.Chris Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10882020122700920436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-86770808649858843192019-11-22T10:25:13.676-05:002019-11-22T10:25:13.676-05:00Enjoy. All the leaves are brown and the sky is gra...Enjoy. All the leaves are brown and the sky is gray, etc. But it’s in the 40s at least. This time last week it was frigid and snow. If you ever want to do research in Western NY, I’ll put clean sheets on the guest bed. Fintahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17087809450585073206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-75105100320655016462019-11-22T10:13:05.311-05:002019-11-22T10:13:05.311-05:00It works well Julia. Scientific method in practica...It works well Julia. Scientific method in practical application Fintahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17087809450585073206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-12351164392080913532019-11-22T10:11:26.491-05:002019-11-22T10:11:26.491-05:00Hope you make it to Penny Lane! I’ll be the prett...Hope you make it to Penny Lane! I’ll be the pretty nurse with poppies in a trayFintahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17087809450585073206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-35318680044012728252019-11-22T10:07:27.057-05:002019-11-22T10:07:27.057-05:00I start with location (small Ohio college town) an...I start with location (small Ohio college town) and a visual (red brick early 20th c. mansion). The regular cast gathers, and I wait for the big shazzam! What's the protagonist stumbled across to start things off? <br /><br />In a recently accepted short story, senior citizens are pawing through hardbacks at the library book sale looking for something. What and why?Margaret S. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07810307017440257313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-41949846841885562842019-11-22T09:45:43.431-05:002019-11-22T09:45:43.431-05:00The start of a new project for me is usually the e...The start of a new project for me is usually the end of a long period of soaking up ideas and images. Then I start the research, so I can begin to identify the meaty chunks in the primordial soup. Once I know where and when and a little about who, I like to take my characters with me to the grocery store, or talk to them as I do my housework, see how they react to mowing the grass. It helps me get to know them better. Not so different from Deb's process, except I somehow always set my stories in places I'm already familiar with, instead of giving myself a tax-deductible excuse to wander around London. (What's wrong with me?) Then, whether it's a novel or a concert or any other complex project, I break it down into little tasks that are easy to grasp, accomplish, and check off my list. Bit by bit the story emerges and the band gets ready to go onstage.Gigi Norwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495357787099352860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-74626156084447880252019-11-22T09:43:18.584-05:002019-11-22T09:43:18.584-05:00I am, for a change, about to head out on a researc...I am, for a change, about to head out on a research trip. Well, a research weekend. And I'm staying with a friend and seeing relatives, so... all right, I'm visiting a friend in Washington County, NY this weekend and calling it research because Book #10 opens at this time of year. There will be much of the same sort of activities Debs is engaged in - walking about, driving randomly to absorb views and spot locations, and eating - although I suspect not quite as well as she's getting fed in London...Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-72382589832540325422019-11-22T09:39:06.673-05:002019-11-22T09:39:06.673-05:00Ann, that's actually a very useful plan? Matri...Ann, that's actually a very useful plan? Matrix? Design for tackling almost any project. I may steal it and present it to my Technical Communications students.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-3050399769795104542019-11-22T09:37:00.120-05:002019-11-22T09:37:00.120-05:00Yeah, I read Liz's comment as "scrapple,&...Yeah, I read Liz's comment as "scrapple," too, and thought, well, there's a different sort of food research.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-64778994741707818882019-11-22T09:34:58.058-05:002019-11-22T09:34:58.058-05:00Mark, I always see many of my sister Reds doing re...Mark, I always see many of my sister Reds doing research that involves fabulous food in London, Paris, Tuscany, etc. etc., and I think I am REALLY not doing this writing thing correctly.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-21064723044052627372019-11-22T09:19:51.735-05:002019-11-22T09:19:51.735-05:00I completely love this process! Thanks so much for...I completely love this process! Thanks so much for the insights.<br />I usually start with reading/research, books or online or travel. I think a main character in my next book will be a spiritualist so I'm reading up on that. The setting hasn't yet established it self, though I'd like to set it in 1960s Hollywood when the studio system was in its death throes. Or maybe current day Brooklyn. Or maybe...Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-83009383425429790872019-11-22T09:13:03.708-05:002019-11-22T09:13:03.708-05:00Ann, I might have been a nurse in another life, be...Ann, I might have been a nurse in another life, because that pretty well describes my own process, too. <br /><br />Or, what I call the Ducks in a Row approach: get all the research done, organize it in how it will be implemented (chapters, if it's a book), sharpen my pencils, pour a coffee, drown out the ambient noise, and get to work.Karen in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846039203123720312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-5844122507322549632019-11-22T09:09:22.467-05:002019-11-22T09:09:22.467-05:00There's Scapple, scrapple, and if you're h...There's Scapple, scrapple, and if you're here in Zinzinnati, it's goetta, which is similar to scrapple: pin oats and pork, fried in patties. Karen in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846039203123720312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-55228267626579195482019-11-22T08:47:37.351-05:002019-11-22T08:47:37.351-05:00I was trying to think how I start something, becau...I was trying to think how I start something, because I never think about that really. Then I remembered my nursing process. It works for everything. Simply put, it is assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. First I observe, have a look at the situation, anticipate problems both objectively and subjectively, and create a plan for correction/solution/improvement. Next is the action step, getting everything put in place and going. Eventually, if all the above goes well, or even if it doesn't, I have a look at what goals were met and what ones weren't. This is a fluid process that can move back and forth as needs must. It is second nature to me, do it without thinking about it, except for now, when I did think!<br /><br />My current project has nothing to do with writing or reading and everything to do with managing my neighbor's nursing issues, broken hip, now home from rehab but still not rehabilitated. It's a bit of a cluster-whatever, but all will be well. I hope. Maybe. Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14187856103924954287noreply@blogger.com