tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post4001175890834566914..comments2024-03-27T01:07:03.944-04:00Comments on The Roses of Prose: When It Comes to #Research, #KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid by Margo HoornstraAlison Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12725250883303287946noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-6247738005833324032018-07-12T08:28:19.595-04:002018-07-12T08:28:19.595-04:00So true, Diane. Sometimes it nearly impossible to ...So true, Diane. Sometimes it nearly impossible to find your way back. The distraction must be a guy thing too. I think it's because they aren't programmed to multi-task. But then, what's my excuse? LOLMargo Hoornstrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00036077481652050799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-2025495807511999312018-07-11T23:25:18.108-04:002018-07-11T23:25:18.108-04:00Since I'n into science fiction (most of the ti...Since I'n into science fiction (most of the time) I compare it to the Black Hole of Research. Man, is it easy to get lost there. It's the fault of those darn side links. Click on one, then another, and another and you have no idea where you are or how you got there. Squirrel is so right. (BTW, I love the movie UP; the dog's name is the same as my son, who often got distracted LOL)Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-17483720132094464052018-07-11T22:08:13.443-04:002018-07-11T22:08:13.443-04:00How my mind’s been working these days, Ally. Squir...How my mind’s been working these days, Ally. Squirrels all over the place. Simple. Focus. Got it! For now. Amazing is right. Even down to the shadow of that single guy standing there watching.Margo Hoornstrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00036077481652050799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-63396837599427717832018-07-11T20:17:14.485-04:002018-07-11T20:17:14.485-04:00Oh wow....my head is spinning! LOL. Glad you were ...Oh wow....my head is spinning! LOL. Glad you were able to corral those squirrels. :) Yes, keeping it simple is definitely best. YES...the new cover is AMAZING!!!Alicia Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003539473772776004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-44275556042097316202018-07-11T19:03:05.028-04:002018-07-11T19:03:05.028-04:00So true, Alina. Keeping it simple helps my confusi...So true, Alina. Keeping it simple helps my confusion. ;-)Margo Hoornstrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00036077481652050799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-1338009901173529822018-07-11T17:00:12.383-04:002018-07-11T17:00:12.383-04:00The legal stuff confuses even the lawyers, LOL! Ho...The legal stuff confuses even the lawyers, LOL! Hope you get it all sorted out. Alina K. Fieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10099488580656917314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-48783025831947160892018-07-11T14:07:17.186-04:002018-07-11T14:07:17.186-04:00I like the way YOU think, Rolynn. 99% of the peopl...I like the way YOU think, Rolynn. 99% of the people reading our books will think we have a brilliant grasp of the concept. We all need to hold that mind set.Margo Hoornstrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00036077481652050799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-67549837432751003542018-07-11T14:03:54.735-04:002018-07-11T14:03:54.735-04:00Wonderful, Alison. I tend to have a certain kinshi...Wonderful, Alison. I tend to have a certain kinship to squirrels myself. Maybe we aren't as off base as we, and others, sometimes think we are. Maybe.Margo Hoornstrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00036077481652050799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-30740525447131794632018-07-11T14:03:03.521-04:002018-07-11T14:03:03.521-04:00Ha! Ha! Brenda. Circles might be preferable to my ...Ha! Ha! Brenda. Circles might be preferable to my all too scattered trips. A creative mind, huh? I'll take that as a compliment and have to tell my kids. They always refer to the way my mind works as something else we won't go in to here. LOL Good to know you're in this with me.Margo Hoornstrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00036077481652050799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-13460738464264850022018-07-11T13:59:39.445-04:002018-07-11T13:59:39.445-04:00Thanks, Patty, and very true. So I really am not a...Thanks, Patty, and very true. So I really am not alone in this. Cool. I like to think ALL of the information I glean from one of my many research journeys is going to prove to be valuable at one time or another.Margo Hoornstrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00036077481652050799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-967991936244614312018-07-11T13:30:55.836-04:002018-07-11T13:30:55.836-04:00Research maelstroms...easy to swirl in, not easy t...Research maelstroms...easy to swirl in, not easy to get out. Our 40,000 pound boat got pulled into an ocean one...scared the hell out of us. Same with following a research thread, which leads us further and further into things we don't know...gnat's eyebrow stuff. Like trying to understand the economy or bitcoins or quantum theory. I take heart though. 99% of the people reading our books will think we have a brilliant grasp of the concept. Rolynn Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09504770204968969467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-86193883360718704542018-07-11T12:39:23.649-04:002018-07-11T12:39:23.649-04:00Oh, Margo, I'm dying here, wiping away tears. ...Oh, Margo, I'm dying here, wiping away tears. I've been exactly where you are. In fact, I'm there on EVERY SINGLE BOOK! And the squirrels--let's just say they're my spirit animal. LOLAlison Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725250883303287946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-79461771234081562392018-07-11T11:50:36.618-04:002018-07-11T11:50:36.618-04:00What Vonnie said. Love your mayhem. I DON'T TH...What Vonnie said. Love your mayhem. I DON'T THINK I'm that bad (or good) but I do go in circles at times. At any rate, you have quite the creative mind, Margo!Brenda Whitesidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04162555468154752820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-8359107402202318162018-07-11T11:43:53.303-04:002018-07-11T11:43:53.303-04:00I am SO RELIEVED to know I'm not the only one ...I am SO RELIEVED to know I'm not the only one who takes forever to research one "simple" question! I think it's because people aren't one-dimensional. We have multiple interests and concerns, and we're all connected with other people who also have multiple things they're juggling. So every time we introduce a new character, we have more layers of their lives that we have to research. Not to mention all that social media and other stuff we do online. Great post!Patricia Kiyonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14763838993363110626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-73656424483111769302018-07-11T11:28:24.208-04:002018-07-11T11:28:24.208-04:00It's all part of the process, Robin. And if we...It's all part of the process, Robin. And if we enjoy it, why not? Once in a while at least.Margo Hoornstrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00036077481652050799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-4935654186228461612018-07-11T10:56:51.972-04:002018-07-11T10:56:51.972-04:00I felt like I was reading about myself. I get lost...I felt like I was reading about myself. I get lost in research and can waste HOURS on something so very minor to moving the story. But I find research fascinating and enjoy these side trips.remullinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02803012686654154333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-73235805915511426152018-07-11T10:37:27.710-04:002018-07-11T10:37:27.710-04:00Maybe that's why we always do so well together...Maybe that's why we always do so well together, Jannine. Your ducks and my squirrels. I'm sure the squirrels will get out again in the future and begin running all over the place as they tend to do. Just so you know. ;-)Margo Hoornstrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00036077481652050799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-92150557275108928312018-07-11T09:56:34.875-04:002018-07-11T09:56:34.875-04:00I don't have squirrels. I have ducks, mostly i...I don't have squirrels. I have ducks, mostly in a row. SORRY! What can I say...my mind is fairly orderly. You were definitely trying to make your plot too complicated. KEEP IT SIMPLE seems to be something I shout at you fairly often. I'm glad I was able to help corral those damn squirrels before they got completely out of control! LOLJannine Gallanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01047728297429025804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-3541201556938959962018-07-11T08:32:20.657-04:002018-07-11T08:32:20.657-04:00Yeah, Vonnie, two squirrels in the top left corner...Yeah, Vonnie, two squirrels in the top left corner watching EVERYTHING! I like it. Butterflies would work too. It's just so NICE to know I'm not alone in my affliction...uh...tendencies...uh...work ethic! Yeah, that's it, work ethic.Margo Hoornstrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00036077481652050799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-38133028450893442762018-07-11T08:30:17.189-04:002018-07-11T08:30:17.189-04:00Oh, Leah. Surely we are related and in a great min...Oh, Leah. Surely we are related and in a great minds kind of way! It is true WE as writers need to know so much more than our characters let on they know. Love when the EVIL relatives become annoyed. Good job! Isn't that just one fantastic cover? I am so pleased. The only suggestion I made was that it be the color blue. The rest is pure Diana Carlile artistry.Margo Hoornstrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00036077481652050799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-84352211769722723312018-07-11T05:11:15.641-04:002018-07-11T05:11:15.641-04:00After this post, I hope Diana puts two squirrels o...After this post, I hope Diana puts two squirrels on the cover of "On the Make." 'Nuff said there! Loved your post and the almost frantic way it played out. I've been there. It sounded familiar...and then...then this...oh, and I could have this and then that happen. I never get to the squirrel stage. I can barely escape the butterflies circling my head.Vonnie Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04636934830795471572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-17411481928946788012018-07-11T05:06:17.964-04:002018-07-11T05:06:17.964-04:00Margo, Margo, Margo -- one of these days we must c...Margo, Margo, Margo -- one of these days we <i>must</i> compare family trees. I'm sure there must be some shared DNA somewhere! I got embroiled in a similar situation for my WIP, but it had to do with the creation of a trust. Off I went to research types of trusts -- irrevocable, revocable (and is that pronounced re-VOKE-able or REV-uh-kuh-ble anyway?), constructive trust, special needs trust....so many trusts. Then I threw in a mysterious "trust protector"--all of which is making the EVIL BROTHER really annoyed. :-) Needless to say, I spent considerable time on this. I love your story concept! And the cover for ON THE FORCE is fabulous!Leah St. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11004006100786260893noreply@blogger.com