"Like what?"
"I found something on your computer."
Okay, let me say if my husband ever turns up suspiciously dead, all eyes will be on me. Not because I would ever desire to harm my husband but I am a nurse, have access to drugs, and let's say my Internet research as a writer can be dicey. Best way to poison someone. A medical blog devoted to helping writers maim their characters.I'm sure it would make for a very interesting police interview.
But I digress.
"What did you find?"
"The pregnancy conception calendar?"
"Oh that... it's just research honey. Don't worry."
That got me thinking. Some may not know these tools exist. In my case, I was determining a married couples timeline but I had to back date the events a couple of years. How could I determine when my main character had conceived in 2010? That's when I found this nifty little tool that caused my dear husband some needless anxiety.
http://www.baby2see.com/conception_calculator.html#ConceptionCalculator
And he is always the one who says not to worry. Guess that only counts if it's not another child on the way!
Oh, Jordyn, this had me HOWLING! I never thought of what the police would think if a loved one turned up dead and they confiscated your hard drive. LOL!! What a HOOT, Girl.
ReplyDeleteDonna,
DeleteIf I am ever in a police interview-- I'm calling on you as a character reference.
I often worry what non-writers would think if they saw the search terms I used to do research for my fiction or for my blog. Glad to see I am not the only one!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely, btw-- I love your blog and you have a wicked sense of humor! Keep up the great blogging.
DeleteLadies,
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your comments. Not only am I glad you liked the piece but are still finding my blog after all the crazy internet stuff I've been through over the last couple of days.
Have a great day!
I always worry about what people will think if someone looked at my internet searches. Causes me to do less research, which is bad. After reading your blog I think I'll chuck the worry beast out the window. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteOh, btw, what medical blog do you follow that helps writers maim their characters? Sounds like a good resource.
Hi Virginia!
DeleteYou actaully found said blog. This is what I blog about so subscribe/follow if you can.
I help authors write with medical accuracy. I take author questions, dispell medical myths, and my favorite is helping authors through those medical issues. You can search for my "author beware" series-- these are pretty fun posts that talk about those issues.
If you have a medicl question related to a work of fiction-- you can send it to me at jredwood1@gmail.com.
Happy writing!
Awesome. Consider your blog followed. :)
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