tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post1408539242590639157..comments2024-03-27T02:56:19.634-06:00Comments on Melissa Amateis: Write What You Want to KnowUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-48445398383003249922009-07-20T08:52:54.380-06:002009-07-20T08:52:54.380-06:00You're welcome, Miss D!You're welcome, Miss D!Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-52314553225953238872009-07-20T04:22:21.899-06:002009-07-20T04:22:21.899-06:00Thank you for the link. :o)Thank you for the link. :o)Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430125606844410229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-8665169807774129392009-07-19T21:40:18.177-06:002009-07-19T21:40:18.177-06:00Devon and Christine - Great thoughts on the writin...Devon and Christine - Great thoughts on the writing and researching in tandem. Sometimes I think I need to know it "all" before I can even start writing. But I think I stifle my momentum a bit when I do that.Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-40403927179997975972009-07-19T10:07:57.072-06:002009-07-19T10:07:57.072-06:00Working on an awards post with your name on it. :)...Working on an awards post with your name on it. :)Angie Ledbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407006980893727627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-77147879560364883622009-07-19T09:49:21.125-06:002009-07-19T09:49:21.125-06:00I second Devon. I start writing, and the writing t...I second Devon. I start writing, and the writing tells me what I need to research. The research sometimes leads to new ideas and sometimes even new characters...it gets a little sloppy, but that's where the creating gets good!Christine Fletcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17350760019997430843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-64835627541312536522009-07-19T09:06:11.836-06:002009-07-19T09:06:11.836-06:00One of the great things about being a writer is th...One of the great things about being a writer is that we can live as many lives as we wish. i believe in "write what fascinates you." After all, we can learn anything!<br /><br />If you've done a lot of research and the page beckons, I suggest writing a chapter or two. I find that often writing the first few chapters gives me a clearer idea of the research I still need to do.<br /><br />Then I do more research, feel more secure, and can write/research in tandem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-45751379274913565692009-07-18T18:55:25.082-06:002009-07-18T18:55:25.082-06:00Debbie - Thanks, Debbie!Debbie - Thanks, Debbie!Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-60853517162333060722009-07-18T18:05:50.512-06:002009-07-18T18:05:50.512-06:00What great advice. You know I have a would-be-aut...What great advice. You know I have a would-be-author son. I will pass this along to him.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17480046958714954128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-56316770287236652152009-07-16T21:36:39.910-06:002009-07-16T21:36:39.910-06:00Angie - That's a good balance - what you know ...Angie - That's a good balance - what you know and what you want to know. :-)<br /><br />Janna - Wonderful statement! That completely fits you, I think. :-)Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-80698603118540105152009-07-16T21:13:38.347-06:002009-07-16T21:13:38.347-06:00I think I write what I want to feel.I think I write what I want to <i>feel</i>.Janna Leadbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339705935553160673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-58701457175558729282009-07-16T20:10:01.766-06:002009-07-16T20:10:01.766-06:00I write both what I know and what I wanna know. It...I write both what I know and what I wanna know. It's all about my fascination with people, personalities and relationships. Not much research involved, thankfully, because my plots and peeps live in the current world. :) <br /><br />So glad you've found the fire, Melissa!Angie Ledbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407006980893727627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-21539426122465456312009-07-16T19:09:36.252-06:002009-07-16T19:09:36.252-06:00Lady G, how right you are! And sadly, I can't ...Lady G, how right you are! And sadly, I can't time travel back to 1944, so second-hand accounts will have to do. :-)Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-35921542755364880022009-07-16T18:53:37.181-06:002009-07-16T18:53:37.181-06:00I write about everything I want to know, yep! Beca...I write about everything I want to know, yep! Because I can't join the CIA or go get myself kidnapped... so I do lots of research. ;)Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-74024647561520755932009-07-16T17:08:20.804-06:002009-07-16T17:08:20.804-06:00Terri - Oh yes. Have sent out lots and lots of que...Terri - Oh yes. Have sent out lots and lots of queries!Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-23276898012579043612009-07-16T17:03:53.102-06:002009-07-16T17:03:53.102-06:00I think not. I wrote what I know cause it is much ...I think not. I wrote what I know cause it is much easier for me to do that! <br />Have you started sending out your other work?Terri Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771622379178654235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-70387936060824106602009-07-16T15:32:00.504-06:002009-07-16T15:32:00.504-06:00L.T. - It's simply amazing, isn't it, all ...L.T. - It's simply amazing, isn't it, all the history that has come before us? And all those stories of people come and gone...wow. Does boggle the mind.<br /><br />I always wonder, though, if I can ever put enough historical detail into my novels. I want to research until I know just as much as I can possibly squeeze into my brain, but then I think I start to get impatient with all the research and just want to start WRITING. I wonder how some historical novelists do it...Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-57958844742169028732009-07-16T15:25:31.589-06:002009-07-16T15:25:31.589-06:00I don't have a choice. If I only wrote what I ...I don't have a choice. If I only wrote what I knew, it would be the world's shortest novel. ;) <br /><br />I'm fascinated by history too. It's a miracle anyone ever survived to this day, honestly. But when I think of all the things they knew, it makes me itch for a time machine. So much that's lost. *sigh* Too wrapped up in that thought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com