tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546477542650006798.post2244790046781822410..comments2023-10-28T05:55:51.592-04:00Comments on Rick Bylina: Guest Blog: Does Edith Parzefall Push Her Luck?Rick Bylinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10493557860835710721noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546477542650006798.post-37814094089107162952012-10-12T13:19:17.956-04:002012-10-12T13:19:17.956-04:00Thanks, folks, for the lovely comments. Rick, are ...Thanks, folks, for the lovely comments. Rick, are you going to write your memoirs in prison?Edith Parzefallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12861941454295101808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546477542650006798.post-30638232213978539762012-10-12T12:13:14.272-04:002012-10-12T12:13:14.272-04:00A great story, Edith. Reminds me of the time, whil...A great story, Edith. Reminds me of the time, while on vacation, the live-aboard scuba diving boat I was on got boarded by armed Bahamian police. "Put your camera away." The captain warned. These guys don't like to have their pictures taken. I really wanted a shot of one of those rusty sub-machine guns, but I obeyed.<br /><br />Edith's research in 'Strays of Rio' is readily apparent, and makes all the difference in her vivid imagery. <br /><br />Poor research is a pet-peeve of mine, and I frequently see it in what I read. Simple things like how things work are are ingnored to the detriment of everything else in the novel. <br /><br />My current project utilizes several years of research into family history begun by a distant cousin of mine, picked up by an aunt after he died, and finished by myself after she passed away. Thousands of pages had to be read, catalogued, and filed before I could take up the task they began. Somewhere in this process the idea for a novel began to form and grow. The internet opened avenues unavailable to my relatives and I've been contacted by relations I never knew existed. I've discovered ancestors who were involved in revolutions here and abroad, and that fact directed me toward more research on key moments in history that I'd never been aware of before. Good research is a lot like peanuts, or M&Ms. Once you start, it's really hard to stop.<br /> <br /> Don McCandlessnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546477542650006798.post-37891632242809071182012-10-12T10:16:50.141-04:002012-10-12T10:16:50.141-04:00Though not as exciting, I spent two weeks on the r...Though not as exciting, I spent two weeks on the road from Chicago to northern Illinois doing research for a novel. Unfortunately, first readers felt it was too boring. After I killed the first readers, I put the book under the bed for a year. When I reread it, I discovered they were right. My bad. I may still fix it some day.Rick Bylinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10493557860835710721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546477542650006798.post-70872669865350887692012-10-12T10:09:11.609-04:002012-10-12T10:09:11.609-04:00Wonderful story, and yeah, a bit scary. Since i w...Wonderful story, and yeah, a bit scary. Since i wouldn't know 'till I got there, if I had the opportunity i'd probably try to visit the area I'm researching.Sherry Gloaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03143365764333974956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546477542650006798.post-3912729357506707542012-10-12T09:08:11.205-04:002012-10-12T09:08:11.205-04:00Great post, Edith!Great post, Edith!dolittlesaymuchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10977485270553257218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546477542650006798.post-44580676271456759092012-10-12T07:09:07.924-04:002012-10-12T07:09:07.924-04:00Amazing experience. Truth being stranger than fict...Amazing experience. Truth being stranger than fiction, hey! No wonder Strays is so gripping. Congratulations. Rosalie Skinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530160674372850136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546477542650006798.post-83458909757667747392012-10-12T04:47:34.933-04:002012-10-12T04:47:34.933-04:00No need to push. Just walk and see what happens al...No need to push. Just walk and see what happens along the way.Francene Stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08298485336064691700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546477542650006798.post-45767739816175653532012-10-12T03:02:56.195-04:002012-10-12T03:02:56.195-04:00No, I never push my luck. Luck pounces on me. :-)No, I never push my luck. Luck pounces on me. :-)Edith Parzefallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12861941454295101808noreply@blogger.com