tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post116256908015872572..comments2024-03-27T02:56:19.634-06:00Comments on Melissa Amateis: The Importance of TimeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-1162758933117986462006-11-05T13:35:00.000-07:002006-11-05T13:35:00.000-07:00Yes, although a more detailed one for the vintages...Yes, although a more detailed one for the vintages than the paranormals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-1162748515345428672006-11-05T10:41:00.000-07:002006-11-05T10:41:00.000-07:00Oh, yeah. I use calendars and even check phases of...Oh, yeah. I use calendars and even check phases of the moon (they have that info for the past out there on the net), so when my characters walk at night I know how much moonlight they'd have had. I also use TimelineMaker Basic to draft a timeline I can print out. Plus keep my hard copy, month by month calendar handy.Tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15636189059910920978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-1162670000841665022006-11-04T12:53:00.000-07:002006-11-04T12:53:00.000-07:00Well, I recently read that, when writing a mystery...Well, I recently read that, when writing a mystery novel, you must have timelines for ALL of your characters. You have to know what each of them was doing minute-by-minute at the time of the crime, before and after. Where was each suspect? Does he/she have an alibi? Yikes, the logistics of keeping track boggles the mind. I'm imagining a HUGE wall-chart.Elizabeth Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08467967171406206358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-1162658480472437152006-11-04T09:41:00.000-07:002006-11-04T09:41:00.000-07:00I love the Internet cos look at that, in minutes y...I love the Internet cos look at that, in minutes you had a calendar from 1945. How cool is that?<BR/><BR/>I sometimes use a timeline - it depends on how long the story is.<BR/><BR/>:)Karen Ericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08524180785810385237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-1162658196209211102006-11-04T09:36:00.000-07:002006-11-04T09:36:00.000-07:00Oh yes! I must have a time line. In my time trav...Oh yes! I must have a time line. In my time travel the heroine's buddy was pregnant, so I needed to make sure it progressed correctly. I didn't want anyone shaking their head at me.Dana Pollardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03712232388916152244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-1162621709658951232006-11-03T23:28:00.000-07:002006-11-03T23:28:00.000-07:00You are a brave woman to tackle this kind of subje...You are a brave woman to tackle this kind of subject! :D That's why I chose science fiction in the very near future -- nobody can call me on things that haven't happened yet.Robin L. Rothamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553282341899660240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-1162575410302155162006-11-03T10:36:00.000-07:002006-11-03T10:36:00.000-07:00Yes, actually, I do. But the events I have to conc...Yes, actually, I do. But the events I have to concern myself with have more to do with what stage the moon will be in on a certain date, what time the sun rises and sets, when the leaves will change color, and what the average temperature in a certain location will be during a certain season.<BR/><BR/>But even once I figure that out, I typically have a point-by-point timeline with events "scheduled" down to the hour. And it's color-cooridinated by character, so I know who's doing what at any particular time.<BR/><BR/>More than you wanted to know, huh? ;-)Rachel Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05508377027354833779noreply@blogger.com