tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post3281357441875167960..comments2023-12-15T08:48:28.098-05:00Comments on Once in a Blue Muse: Will curiosity be a national security offense?Lisa Cohenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530826748768737972noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-71511898765579880512013-07-28T12:39:33.714-04:002013-07-28T12:39:33.714-04:00"We writers are really weird."
ANd than..."We writers are really weird."<br /><br />ANd thank goodness for that!Lisa Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07530826748768737972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-49177322831791504132013-07-28T12:39:07.202-04:002013-07-28T12:39:07.202-04:00I don't know--ball etiquette could get really ...I don't know--ball etiquette could get really cut-throat. . . Lisa Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07530826748768737972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-44536637665924984642013-07-28T12:37:32.747-04:002013-07-28T12:37:32.747-04:00Yeah--I had a long email exchange with the spouse ...Yeah--I had a long email exchange with the spouse of a friend who is a 'white hat' hacker about writing a hacking scene in a novel. It definitely was one of those exchanges that, out of context, would give an observer pause. Sigh is right. Lisa Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07530826748768737972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-57416871475098999972013-06-11T12:21:59.058-04:002013-06-11T12:21:59.058-04:00Yeah, I worried about that, too...I had to crash a...Yeah, I worried about that, too...I had to crash a plane for one story, and since my father is a pilot, I thought I'd run some scenarios with him and find out what the standard procedure is and what would actually cause a plane to go down. Halfway through the email exchange, one of us wrote, "Uh, if anyone's reading this, they would REALLY get the wrong idea, if they came in mid-stream on the conversation..." So yeah, it's occurred to me that all of this snooping will uncover a lot of potentially dangerous-seeming fiction writers. Sigh.JC Andrijeskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17917747743876788020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-41223241203049224052013-06-10T14:06:49.983-04:002013-06-10T14:06:49.983-04:00Lately I've been researching a lot of WWII stu...Lately I've been researching a lot of WWII stuff, so I don't think they'd find any red flags at the moment. However, I've researched how to hang someone without killing them before. And how quickly certain materials burn and the extent of damage that can do to a person. <br /><br />We writers are really weird. Jean Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00154134292139074325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-23175653478493333482013-06-09T11:01:53.610-04:002013-06-09T11:01:53.610-04:00I'll admit that I'm a bit paranoid about t...I'll admit that I'm a bit paranoid about the research thing. Especially, when for the last project I did research on the local FBI office, in addition to torture techniques and the gang task force in the area, while looking it all up at my local library. Luckily my current project is all historical stuff, so if the FBI comes knocking and asks about Victorian medicine and the etiquette of attending a ball, I'm all set to defend myself in court.<br /><br />Yes, but if you were a real sociopath, you'd be okay with messy canines! B.C. Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09561607459428246953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-83573078090325345472013-06-07T17:41:13.909-04:002013-06-07T17:41:13.909-04:00:) Then my work here is done. . . :) Then my work here is done. . . Lisa Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07530826748768737972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-17621337325027010302013-06-07T17:35:34.233-04:002013-06-07T17:35:34.233-04:00"dangerous sociopath who wants clean dogs&quo..."dangerous sociopath who wants clean dogs" made me laugh out loud...mittenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04878611591683283429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-56578143549905293182013-06-07T12:38:07.473-04:002013-06-07T12:38:07.473-04:00"Author--favorite--investigate when search in..."Author--favorite--investigate when search includes 'synopsis format'"<br /><br />ROFL. I can only hope! Lisa Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07530826748768737972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-39570608207284458202013-06-07T12:05:13.260-04:002013-06-07T12:05:13.260-04:00Whether or not melting the sand along a stretch of...Whether or not melting the sand along a stretch of beach early in the afternoon would still be hot enough to stop an invading army of bronze-age soldiers several hours later, and what the effects of said hot demi-glass would be. (Yes, and Ow.)<br /><br />I hope all those poor agents stuck researching peoples' internet history have a special file for writers ("Author--crime fiction--ignore further search history" "Author--fantasy--ignore further search history" "Author--favorite--investigate when search includes 'synopsis format'"). Otherwise, they probably know more about the publishing biz than we do...Rebekkah Nileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06684711663696588263noreply@blogger.com