tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post6452486205913361493..comments2024-03-29T06:35:45.788-06:00Comments on Author Elana Johnson: Research According to J-DashElana Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-44346177518683843642010-10-25T06:47:09.962-06:002010-10-25T06:47:09.962-06:00LOVE J-Dash. My man's favourite author. We jus...LOVE J-Dash. My man's favourite author. We just finished Scorch Trials. SO good!I'm heading to your blog to check out the discussions!<br />Dude, we share a last name. We could be T-Jo and E-Jo! But, that would probably get us shanked.TerryLynnJohnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08380207155608982319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-87515786292371469662010-10-22T14:00:14.650-06:002010-10-22T14:00:14.650-06:00Constantly checking the maps for research ideas an...Constantly checking the maps for research ideas and finding interesting places.<br /><br />Gangsta name: GinoReginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03493618594406138554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-46418303071177228952010-10-21T12:08:30.316-06:002010-10-21T12:08:30.316-06:00I not only look at maps, I create my own for my bo...I not only look at maps, I create my own for my books (well, with the help of an excellent map designer).<br /><br />My gansta name would be: Heat<br /><br />Is that gansta enough?Heather Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11634399663804195312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-55300557860453981052010-10-21T00:07:41.482-06:002010-10-21T00:07:41.482-06:00awesome info... and great responces.awesome info... and great responces.Jeff Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00667419764890599092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-41740906318609312002010-10-20T23:49:16.752-06:002010-10-20T23:49:16.752-06:00I think that's the beauty of fiction, isn'...I think that's the beauty of fiction, isn't it? You can just make convincing stuff up and you're golden! But - no, I put in a little research time with my writing if it requires it. And it usually does. A necessary evil - even in fiction.<br /><br />Haven't read The Maze Runner yet. (Eeek!) I know, I know - it's on my list. I'm a little behind. Just finished the Hunger Games series last week!<br /><br />Can't think of a great gansta name for myself... D Lee (weak), The Weave (all I think is hair extensions), D.W. (Arthur flashbacks)...I'll think about it some more.<br /><br />And actually, "E.J." kind of sounds like a good gansta name for you. :)Donea Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15393184831994368021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-33354721505441454952010-10-20T23:00:06.268-06:002010-10-20T23:00:06.268-06:00I love to research, whether it for my medieval fan...I love to research, whether it for my medieval fantasy novels or to look up details on a paranormal creature. I can get lost in research. There's just so much to explore! But maps... nope.Nicole Zoltackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07464800543376449290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-58932299700372117992010-10-20T21:40:26.815-06:002010-10-20T21:40:26.815-06:00Sometimes I do research, sometimes I don't. So...Sometimes I do research, sometimes I don't. Sometimes I get frickin' lost in it. I'm evaluating it right now and seeing what I want.<br /><br />Your gansta name? El-J. The dash be silent. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-29631565560993138742010-10-20T20:27:14.593-06:002010-10-20T20:27:14.593-06:00Wow - I feel so much better about myself now. Rese...Wow - I feel so much better about myself now. Research, you say? Isn't that why google exists? Maybe a teeny bit of research up front so I haven't just outright lied about some factual thing, and then it's pretty much "just-in-time-research". Need a small fishing village on coastal Long Island? Google.<br /><br />At a conference a couple of years ago, I was made to feel entirely inadequate while listening to Jodi Picoult describe the research she does. She traveled around with the Ghost Hunters peeps for one book! She had beaver ball soup with an Eskimo after traveling 65 miles on a snow mobile in Alaska.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686142500678187823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-43180475121824206722010-10-20T19:49:55.505-06:002010-10-20T19:49:55.505-06:00I really enjoy research. The BBC has some great l...I really enjoy research. The BBC has some great links and articles...The mg hf I'm working on right now is set in a town in England. I haven't been there since I was little. But...they have a website (smile) with maps on it...and all kinds of great information.Sharon K. Mayhewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799235347319851345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-34699822716999513882010-10-20T18:01:29.493-06:002010-10-20T18:01:29.493-06:00I think I might be a little bit of both. The thin...I think I might be a little bit of both. The thing is.. I have no self control... when I start researching, one thing always leads to another, and before I know it, I'm off on some random topic that I can't remember how I even got to in the first place!<br /><br />I've been itching to read these books, thanks for the heads up :)<br /><br />Maybe I could be.... W-Nut? Or Wri-N?... Bah... I don't know.. I totally suck at this game ;)WritingNuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16326756274887055685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-42191189459894658772010-10-20T16:55:15.696-06:002010-10-20T16:55:15.696-06:00I'm not really a researcher. I'll do some ...I'm not really a researcher. I'll do some but just until I can get the terms right. I can work a lot better by just grabbing some pictures.I generally don't write what I don't know or can't create. I can't wait until I can check out his books!BK Mattinglyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13758638245846622284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-49084044068349634222010-10-20T16:39:46.007-06:002010-10-20T16:39:46.007-06:00I love research and I love maps! They are mostly f...I love research and I love maps! They are mostly for me though. I never look at ones in books unless I'm having a hard time understanding. And is that really my fault?Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915603693944523761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-59639994072023455112010-10-20T15:31:03.935-06:002010-10-20T15:31:03.935-06:00I admit it. I am a mutant.
I am working on my fo...I admit it. I am a mutant.<br /><br />I am working on my fourth manuscript and I have to say that now I am like a deep well of useless boring trivia. Because research leads to more and more...Marsha Sigmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11095210839900479297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-55743963805235748642010-10-20T15:30:57.485-06:002010-10-20T15:30:57.485-06:00I'm hoping Dashner did more research than he s...I'm hoping Dashner did more research than he said! I can't count the number of books I've tossed into the commercial junk heap because of sloppy research, never to buy anything by that author again! I'm presently reading a book by Daniel Silva...left the characters in Zurich, a city I know well... I haven't lost a beat reading because Silva's characters move within the city in places that are accurate.<br /><br />Yes, I research. Poor research breaks the aesthetic distance.Kittie Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07756250649095903317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-79845434283719953122010-10-20T15:00:41.815-06:002010-10-20T15:00:41.815-06:00I eat up research, but I guess it's just a hol...I eat up research, but I guess it's just a holdover from my art history days. <br /><br />For one of my trunked WiPs, the research helped to define the some of the subplots, and for another wip set in multiple locations, the research I did for the settings also contributed to the work.<br /><br />There are definitely stories that don't need as much research, like the one I'm writing now, but I think if the story is set in a location you're unfamiliar with, a research session can really help make the story come to life, and add some unexpected plot lines!<br /><br />Also, I love maps, and hope to someday write a book where I'd include one. Yes, I'm that much of a dork. ;)Tere Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13562750950130316280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-69793968953305967752010-10-20T13:02:45.330-06:002010-10-20T13:02:45.330-06:00Ugh, Research... nope not a fan, but alas it must ...Ugh, Research... nope not a fan, but alas it must be done, right? I tend to do it as I write (I know it's bad) Mostly just cities and such, maybe some religious stuff for my current WIP (set in Purgatory) But other than that, I haven't done much. But I'm sure that will change ;o)<br /><br />Hmm Gangsta names - E-dog, that could work for either of us ;o)erica m. chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14773306703153110737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-40836071952857436152010-10-20T12:37:04.299-06:002010-10-20T12:37:04.299-06:00It depends on what I'm researching, but genera...It depends on what I'm researching, but generally I like it because I'm a nerd and I love learning weird and random things. ON the other hand, it is very distracting, and I hate feeling OVERWHELMED with info.<br /><br />I'm really glad he said that and to hear your non-researchyness because usually when I start something, I don't research. I just go with it. I only research if I ABSOLUTELY must. I figure I should just make stuff up and fill in blanks with research later? :PKrispyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09492607213249874138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-86145148953425342152010-10-20T12:17:49.399-06:002010-10-20T12:17:49.399-06:00I actually do like doing research, but lately I...I actually do like doing research, but lately I've been using the quick and dirty method myself. Google something and get the basics so I (hopefully) don't sound like a fool. Except when it comes to fighter combat. That I did a ton of research for and have to consult my book again and again every time I write a fighter scene. I love those scenes, though so it's fun.Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01445455787485222068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-20061106517981881902010-10-20T11:51:02.776-06:002010-10-20T11:51:02.776-06:00I'm not a big fan of research ever. But I do a...I'm not a big fan of research ever. But I do admit - I LOVE maps! Especially Google StreetView. It's so fun!Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-21006382924459829382010-10-20T11:45:56.803-06:002010-10-20T11:45:56.803-06:00Awe No! I like the maps!
oh well.
Can't wait t...Awe No! I like the maps!<br />oh well.<br />Can't wait to get to The Scorch Trials! Seems like I have been waiting YEARS for it to come out.<br />Love his gangsta name too btw.Colene Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086195075690893194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-5129923019341186042010-10-20T11:39:12.007-06:002010-10-20T11:39:12.007-06:00No maps - not even one of the galaxy!
Guess I'...No maps - not even one of the galaxy!<br />Guess I'd be AJ. Is that a gangster name?Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-85851753285709398092010-10-20T11:26:26.491-06:002010-10-20T11:26:26.491-06:00I'm not big on the whole research thing and mi...I'm not big on the whole research thing and might do a bit as I go along, cause I'm a pantster afterall. <br />Hmm, your gangsta' name ElJo. I kinda' like it and can't come up with anything better.<br />Mine? No idea. It's kinda' hard to make Lisa Gibson sound cool or gangsta'. Doesn't really have any street cred to it. :)<br /><a href="http://lisadgibson.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"><strong>Lisa ~ YA Literature Lover</strong></a>Lisa_Gibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17238496789960349077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-74968658100264516292010-10-20T11:25:11.147-06:002010-10-20T11:25:11.147-06:00I really don't mind research. It gives me some...I really don't mind research. It gives me something to do when I get stuck in my ms. Research helps me cure writer's block. When I can't think of what comes next, I start doing research for another part of my book and usually it gives me inspiration for the next thing. Kinda weird, but a lot of what I write has medical aspects that have to be spot on, or else the story doesn't work. <br />My gangsta tag is Em Dog, so I shall dub you El Jay.Write Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688559534731990798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-56523047001984726322010-10-20T11:21:37.882-06:002010-10-20T11:21:37.882-06:00I'm middle ground on the research. Some of it ...I'm middle ground on the research. Some of it I find fascinating and have to pull myself away to actually write. Other stuff, not so much. Boring detail stuff. YOU know.<br /><br />Still waiting to finish Maze Runner. Started it the last day of vacation, but it wasn't my book. Doh!Janet Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12688012956157161889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-75981739536842420542010-10-20T11:15:01.182-06:002010-10-20T11:15:01.182-06:00I do a lot of research...but it's not really r...I do a lot of research...but it's not really research. I write fantasy, so I have to build my own world. (not the kind that needs a map in the front of the book though :P) So yeah, I've had to research to help me find ideas--cause there's a LOT to figure out, and apparently I'm not creative enough to come up with it all off the top of my head. So I do a lot of random wikipedia browsing, searching for inspiration. It's actually not as boring as it sounds...<br /><br />:)Shannon Messengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08003607156860716462noreply@blogger.com