tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post7928266702951927766..comments2023-10-31T10:59:03.023-04:00Comments on INKSPOT Crime Fiction Blog | A Place for Mystery, Mayhem, Writing and Life: Old NewsLinda O. Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-9444263940785179052011-05-30T00:49:16.526-04:002011-05-30T00:49:16.526-04:00Alice,
Great post! I tend to use pop cutlure refe...Alice,<br /><br />Great post! I tend to use pop cutlure references in my books, but like Beth, I try to use pretty solid, long standing, and well-known ones. It's hard though, when I want to use one of those 15 minutes of fame references. In some cases, I think that Keith is right one too, when he talks about how he can sometimes appreciate being taken out of the current time or place by something that brings him back into the past. Maybe as long as the story isn't inundated with lesser known or "temporary" references, there's no harm done. On that note, Robin, I think you should leave that Lost reference in your book if you want to. I really doubt it would hurt a ting!Jessie Chandlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17963009962065255242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-50392319201305260702011-05-27T22:28:00.589-04:002011-05-27T22:28:00.589-04:00That's my oldest son playing the saxophone in ...That's my oldest son playing the saxophone in the second photo. He objected to being the illustration for "one-hit wonder." I told him to write music that'll be remembered. :DAlice Loweeceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269785237562203610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-39502573489967972082011-05-27T17:16:36.263-04:002011-05-27T17:16:36.263-04:00Thanks for the thoughts, gang. :)Thanks for the thoughts, gang. :)Alice Loweeceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269785237562203610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-47132573715700938702011-05-27T16:11:55.183-04:002011-05-27T16:11:55.183-04:00In my first drafts, I use a lot of proper names an...In my first drafts, I use a lot of proper names and brand names, etc. By the time I'm done revising, I've dropped a lot of them in favor of more generic descriptors (unless I get some product placement cash, of course!).Alan Orloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695574442723430347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-63698639945866835402011-05-27T11:21:49.089-04:002011-05-27T11:21:49.089-04:00I don't tend to make a lot of references to cu...I don't tend to make a lot of references to current pop culture in my books, but when I do, I try to pick long-lasting celebrities, food chains, products, etc., like Dairy Queen, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pink, Starbucks, Teva sandals, etc.Beth Groundwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13999372882748655834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-80967851875859218342011-05-27T10:39:08.136-04:002011-05-27T10:39:08.136-04:00I struggle with this a little. Modern day referenc...I struggle with this a little. Modern day references are so easy to use, but yes, they date our books. I stay away from them for the most part, but in my second book, I make reference to "opinions about whether Kate should be with Jack or Sawyer" (a reference to the TV show, Lost). I'm using it as an example of things in the past, though, but now that you've made me think about it, I might take it out.Robin Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16373722202559066388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-89779217888908938832011-05-27T08:48:12.282-04:002011-05-27T08:48:12.282-04:00Alice, there's plenty of controversy in ebooks...Alice, there's plenty of controversy in ebooks versus paper-and-pulp editions, but here's one place ebooks definitely have the edge. You can post them almost immediately after the editing is dead. If there's latebreaking news that affects the story, you can modify an ebook in minutes. This all come to me when Bin Laden was captured. I changed the text of my ebook Drop By Drop the next day without stopping the presses or anything. <br /><br />OTOH, one of the treats in reading classic mysteries or ones set in foreign countries is the references that take us out of our current time or place. <br /><br />Good post.Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.com