tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498845843905507548.post7964785471404951489..comments2024-03-28T00:24:39.106-04:00Comments on ROMANCE WRITERS OF AMERICA NYC: RESEARCH: GETTING YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT: IMPORTANCE OF RESEARCH BY URSULA RENÉENative NYerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16239230892287943136noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498845843905507548.post-72710601885457481822016-03-24T22:48:23.987-04:002016-03-24T22:48:23.987-04:00I'd like to read some of the bloppers.I'd like to read some of the bloppers.Ursula Reneehttp://www.ursularenee.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498845843905507548.post-9087018627526994222016-03-24T22:45:21.300-04:002016-03-24T22:45:21.300-04:00I also do a ton of research. I want to make sure r...I also do a ton of research. I want to make sure readers do not toss by books to the side.Ursula Reneehttp://www.ursularenee.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498845843905507548.post-44619832001037010212016-03-22T08:21:14.232-04:002016-03-22T08:21:14.232-04:00Sorry---last entry was from Sylvia. Didn't rea...Sorry---last entry was from Sylvia. Didn't realize that it would be published under my Google "name".Sylby80https://www.blogger.com/profile/01163168434016689664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498845843905507548.post-21740967541313135802016-03-22T08:19:44.385-04:002016-03-22T08:19:44.385-04:00I remember, many, many years ago, one of my editor...I remember, many, many years ago, one of my editors (I think it was at Harlequin) used to post the most outrageous research bloopers on her door, from the manuscripts she had received. My favorite was from a Medieval book where, after a rousing hunt, the hunters sat down to a "lovely tea."Sylby80https://www.blogger.com/profile/01163168434016689664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498845843905507548.post-6299546416138602442016-03-22T07:19:41.040-04:002016-03-22T07:19:41.040-04:00Well said, Ursula. That was exactly my experience ...Well said, Ursula. That was exactly my experience with a book that stated the hero could see the Statue of Libery and the George Washington Bridge from his office building! The story lost credibility with me and I put the book down, never to be picked up again. I do a ton of research on my stories because I believe accuracy is important, even in fiction.Jean Joachim Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16614059778826802446noreply@blogger.com