tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post4638882236981835296..comments2023-10-31T10:59:03.023-04:00Comments on INKSPOT Crime Fiction Blog | A Place for Mystery, Mayhem, Writing and Life: Times, they are a changin'Linda O. Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-18128868787884673302008-05-12T19:16:00.000-04:002008-05-12T19:16:00.000-04:00Back in the days when a "cursor" was the boy at sc...Back in the days when a "cursor" was the boy at school with a potty mouth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-65237623849748473812008-05-12T14:20:00.000-04:002008-05-12T14:20:00.000-04:00#2 was doing a report for history (!) on the 1970'...#2 was doing a report for history (!) on the 1970's. "You didn't have PCs, DVDs, CDs, cellphones, iPods, IMing, or the World Wide Web back then, did you?" she asked. I told her she was correct. So then she asked a follow-up question in tones of incredulity. "Well then, what did you do?"Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-86032899655065739692008-05-12T10:36:00.000-04:002008-05-12T10:36:00.000-04:00Geez, now I feel OLD!And I agree with both you and...Geez, now I feel OLD!<BR/><BR/>And I agree with both you and Mark. I love research and a good story never goes out of style. It might be read from a Kindle these days, but it's still the same story that started with an idea and was born from hard work.Sue Ann Jaffarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984054116933714621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-20276250654324385602008-05-12T10:25:00.000-04:002008-05-12T10:25:00.000-04:00Most writers say the problem with research is you ...Most writers say the problem with research is you don't know when to stop. If I wrote historicals, I think I'd have the same problem.G.M. Malliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805971625496094303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-14275889076401607742008-05-12T08:27:00.000-04:002008-05-12T08:27:00.000-04:00Mark is right - You can spend years in research, b...Mark is right - You can spend years in research, but a good story is what counts. Resources may change, but plots that engage do not.<BR/><BR/>Wolfman Jack? Church key? Maypole Dances? Never heard of them... Just kidding!Felicia Donovanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03556232226152556397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-47097765535137247772008-05-11T23:05:00.000-04:002008-05-11T23:05:00.000-04:00But a good story is still a good story. Some thin...But a good story is still a good story. Some things never go out of style.Mark Combeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01270361794228887282noreply@blogger.com