Comments on: Blog Chain Time: Research? I don’t do no stinkin’ research…

By: Annie

Annie — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:46:05 +0000

I am in awe of your nonfear of research.
As for Germany long ago, I don’t know how far back these people pretend to live in, but my little brother belongs to a local SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism) group, and he chose a German name and fights with swords and armor. So, maybe digging around some SCA groups will give you some leads? I guess it’s worth a try.

By: Carolyn Kaufman

Carolyn Kaufman — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:48:30 +0000

Fascinating research — especially the werewolf/Little Red Riding Hood stuff!!

I know that Jack the Ripper in the 1800s was the first real recognized serial killer, so it makes sense that there wouldn’t be a lot of info about them before that…

By: Christine Fonseca

Christine Fonseca — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:56:17 +0000

Kate – yeah, I’ve been tempted to run for the hills myself

Michelle – let’s hope it turns out just as cool!

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:53:54 +0000

The research you are doing for your book sounds soooooo cool! I don’t know much about Germany, in any year (my interests usually ran more to England and Russia) – but I can’t wait to read your book. I love fiction of almost any variety, but I always think the story is just a little bit more awesome if it’s based on something weird that really happened

By: Kate Karyus Quinn

Kate Karyus Quinn — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:29:19 +0000

I am with Elana – once I realized the amount of research necessary I probably would have run for the hills! That is very cool though, all the interesting little tidbits and facts that you have learned!

By: Christine Fonseca

Christine Fonseca — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:18:09 +0000

Kat – Almost all of my character names were found by looking through Baby-name websites and looking at the meaning of the name and various languages of the name.

Rebecca – Totally creepy, isn’t it. Makes for an interesting backstory through

Elana – Yeah, hopefully I can pull off the whole first part…hopefully

Sandra – LOL. I am the websurfing queen. Between a good google/msn search and the university research sites I have access too, I can usually find what I need. Usually.

By: Sandra Almazan

Sandra Almazan — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:17:25 +0000

So now you’re ready to write a story about a surfing werewolf who cultivates white roses.

Interesting stuff! What were your sources?

By: ElanaJ

ElanaJ — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:00:54 +0000

Wow, you’re so much better than me. I would’ve shoved that idea out the window, slammed it shut and nailed it down. Ha ha! I like to read historical stuff, so I can’t wait to read yours.

Good researching, Christine!

By: Rebecca Knight

Rebecca Knight — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:15:36 +0000

That IS creepy about Little Red Riding Hood O_o.

Most of the research I’ve done is for my medieval-esque fantasy setting, such as when were matches invented, how the heck does a crossbow work, and what the difference is between citadels, fortresses, castles, and palaces.

For my new novel, I had to research night vision goggles, and will have to map out an entire city for myself. Oy vey.

Great topic!

By: Kat

Kat — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:05:14 +0000

I love that you’re into the meanings of names. I have two baby-name books that I sometimes use when I can’t come up with a name for a character. I’m always looking up the meaning (or origin) of certain names. One even has how each name translates to another language. Good stuff.

And the Little Red Riding Hood thing? That’s creepy.