tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post7487227373357293428..comments2024-03-26T17:32:38.865-04:00Comments on YA Outside the Lines: Beware! (Bill Cameron)Brian Katcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15159532800819759917noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-66948629869728437642016-09-18T12:39:18.925-04:002016-09-18T12:39:18.925-04:00What a great post! I want you to know I did indeed...What a great post! I want you to know I did indeed research quantum computing and quantum mechanics and next thing I know, it's September. So yeah -- proceed with caution. :)Patty Blounthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11928111057602279792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-25698530487246320372016-09-06T13:21:45.920-04:002016-09-06T13:21:45.920-04:00"No, really, I've been 'writing' ..."No, really, I've been 'writing' ALL day!" :DBill Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04796321136771189464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-14265763831774502452016-09-06T13:20:33.255-04:002016-09-06T13:20:33.255-04:00It's so much easier now, though the internet i...It's so much easier now, though the internet is also a great source of misinformation. I still use the library, especially when I need to do a deep dive. But thinking back to when research meant hours upon hours in various periodical indexes before you could even get to actually reading about a topic makes me really appreciate how quickly we can now get at least an overview!Bill Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04796321136771189464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-56056177154176765142016-09-06T13:18:26.434-04:002016-09-06T13:18:26.434-04:00I try to be a generous reader too. I suspect most ...I try to be a generous reader too. I suspect most readers are, even when something related to their particular expertise isn't quite right. One or two complaints can feel huge, but we have to remember that most people won't write an email that says, "You got this one thing wrong, but I actually didn't care."Bill Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04796321136771189464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-63131370757150027472016-09-06T13:12:25.826-04:002016-09-06T13:12:25.826-04:00That's very true, Holly. I've had cops tel...That's very true, Holly. I've had cops tell me they enjoyed my mysteries, and when I admitted to them I got a few points of police procedure wrong, they'd say, "Eh, it was no big deal. Nobody's perfect." :)Bill Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04796321136771189464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-21809387153180965972016-09-06T11:36:16.951-04:002016-09-06T11:36:16.951-04:00True story, Bill. What if I'm researching to k...True story, Bill. What if I'm researching to keep from writing? But what if I just missed that all important detail that makes this story completely implausible? I think most readers are forgiving, as Holly says, if the story is good. I know I try to be a generous reader.Courtney McKinney-Whitakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10251306522999532890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-77639219875730394782016-09-06T11:10:18.254-04:002016-09-06T11:10:18.254-04:00Ah yes, the trap of Research Rapture. So seductive...Ah yes, the trap of Research Rapture. So seductive!Tracy Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17668453323039794253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-23969643113304744542016-09-05T08:11:56.245-04:002016-09-05T08:11:56.245-04:00For me, it started back when gopherspace was what ...For me, it started back when gopherspace was what we had instead of web pages and hopping around in there was akin to following the White Rabbit. I got lost more times than I can count and never did look at alt.cowtipping. Great post to illustrate not only the lure, but the necessity.Berekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14172936893264053007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3388578325782539013.post-90116875068956506492016-09-04T16:38:11.411-04:002016-09-04T16:38:11.411-04:00So true! "Everything is interesting." Yo...So true! "Everything is interesting." You know, though, if a book is engaging and satisfying, readers seem to be a little more forgiving of the minor details. Holly Schindlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16742207239654178917noreply@blogger.com