tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941229218503003674.post546121085708435456..comments2024-01-20T11:48:37.574-05:00Comments on Stephanie Julian On a Moonlit Night: M&M Makin' the Rounds:Stephanie Julianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17575644344905307406noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941229218503003674.post-77275605030663264632010-09-02T08:57:55.995-04:002010-09-02T08:57:55.995-04:00It really does make a difference. I have straight ...It really does make a difference. I have straight reads and I have books laid out by category. The second are easier to skim and I pick those up more. :)<br /><br />Thank you everyone for stopping by to play with us!!<br /><br />Next stop on the blog tour: http://donicacovey.wordpress.com/2010/09/02/mm-makin%E2%80%99-the-rounds/Michelle M. Pillowhttp://www.michellepillow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941229218503003674.post-50981606196566320312010-09-01T23:55:35.672-04:002010-09-01T23:55:35.672-04:00Michelle- Thanks for the tip I may have to do that...Michelle- Thanks for the tip I may have to do that there are sometimes when I need to know about weapons or a law or something and I have to google it lol.Hope Sheppardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11635004824038892828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941229218503003674.post-12070442525978932002010-09-01T16:46:16.881-04:002010-09-01T16:46:16.881-04:00Ilona - I LOVE to play trivial pursuit, it's w...Ilona - I LOVE to play trivial pursuit, it's where the useless knowledge comes in really handy, lol<br /><br />Cathy - It really depends on the type of books. I have a ton of books related to every detail of the medieval period. Everything from The History of Hell, to Mistress Maids and Men: Baronial Life in the Thirteenth Century by Labarge, to this really great history of culinary arts books that I can't seem to find and might require a search party if it doesn't show back up in my office soon.<br /><br />Hope - I look for nonfiction that is laid out in a way that I like, for easier searching when I need to know a particular fact.Michelle M. Pillowhttp://www.michellepillow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941229218503003674.post-69446356475129694672010-09-01T15:41:49.847-04:002010-09-01T15:41:49.847-04:00I tend to have a lot of fiction research books on ...I tend to have a lot of fiction research books on my book shelf. I just can't get into the non fiction ones. I don't really use any of the research in my stories but I get ideas from them:-) See you guys in the next blog.Hope Sheppardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11635004824038892828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941229218503003674.post-26107174523823580702010-09-01T15:31:17.106-04:002010-09-01T15:31:17.106-04:00Hi Mandy and Michelle,
Is there one particular bo...Hi Mandy and Michelle,<br /><br />Is there one particular book that you tend to use most often for research?Cathy Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09755004700955618379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941229218503003674.post-23122168444836450132010-09-01T14:32:49.770-04:002010-09-01T14:32:49.770-04:00I love finding out new things (especially trivia a...I love finding out new things (especially trivia about what life was like before all the modern gadgets) but I never seem to use the information I find. *shrugs*<br /><br />Mind you it comes in useful for the odd strange look in conversations :Dfelinewyvernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13728861458087960056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941229218503003674.post-22936760883460495652010-09-01T12:06:11.611-04:002010-09-01T12:06:11.611-04:00Hi Barbara! Like you I get lost in the little deta...Hi Barbara! Like you I get lost in the little details. One that come to mind is the differences between pigs in the middle ages and today, and how the "best" parts were opposite of what we think of as the good meat. They were also red and bristled (and looked differently), unlike modern day livestock. Yeah, I know that. LMAOMichelle M. Pillowhttp://www.michellepillow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941229218503003674.post-59947363225910867132010-09-01T11:08:23.542-04:002010-09-01T11:08:23.542-04:00Good morning Michelle and Mandy!
I'm a total ...Good morning Michelle and Mandy!<br /><br />I'm a total Tudor buff, and once I had all the various Richards and Edwards straight, I just lose myself in the fabrics and language and all the tiny details. Now I find I'm even picking up books on fairy costuming, of all things.<br /><br />What (if any) little minutia have you found yourselves (or yourself) getting hooked on?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05088517756967575931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941229218503003674.post-64850462368474460002010-09-01T10:40:04.145-04:002010-09-01T10:40:04.145-04:00I love some of the old research books I've fou...I love some of the old research books I've found in thrift stores that were published years ago. They're great!Michelle M. Pillowhttp://www.michellepillow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941229218503003674.post-43555136842630494352010-09-01T10:10:00.454-04:002010-09-01T10:10:00.454-04:00Hey Mandy and Michelle, thanks for stopping by.
I...Hey Mandy and Michelle, thanks for stopping by.<br /><br />I have to say I love research! Finding an old book about werewolves or witchcraft that I had no idea existed and then devouring it for tidbits for my books is like a treasure hunt for me.Stephanie Julianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17575644344905307406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941229218503003674.post-18021023358826240532010-09-01T10:06:35.195-04:002010-09-01T10:06:35.195-04:00Thanks for having us today! :)Thanks for having us today! :)Michelle M. Pillowhttp://www.michellepillow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941229218503003674.post-76000570612025228912010-09-01T10:06:11.126-04:002010-09-01T10:06:11.126-04:00Ditto with Mandy said on the research. I have to a...Ditto with Mandy said on the research. I have to actually stop myself from researching and get to the book. But, I find, that I do draw on a lot on what I learn to create the mood of the story. Especially with historicals. So, even though I don't quote all the medieval laws, I do get a good sense of what it was like to live during that time and what a character would and wouldn't do.Michelle M. Pillowhttp://www.michellepillow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941229218503003674.post-26502088793342134632010-09-01T08:35:16.091-04:002010-09-01T08:35:16.091-04:00It depends. Sometimes I'll spend hours researc...It depends. Sometimes I'll spend hours researching something only to use it in ONE line (I kid you not) in my book. To me, its worth the time to add the right flavor to the book. Other titles, I spend hours and hours and use quite a bit of it in the finished product.Mandy M Rothhttp://www.mandyroth.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941229218503003674.post-79707694160111171282010-09-01T08:26:18.571-04:002010-09-01T08:26:18.571-04:00Michelle and Mandy,
Do you use a lot of the resea...Michelle and Mandy,<br /><br />Do you use a lot of the research you find in your book? Thank you for blogging today. :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941229218503003674.post-23619855820373584372010-09-01T08:17:10.749-04:002010-09-01T08:17:10.749-04:00Thanks for having us!Thanks for having us!Mandy M Rothnoreply@blogger.com