tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post2379477741177453896..comments2024-03-18T04:40:38.214-05:00Comments on Murderous Musings: Internet - prime source for researchChester Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07155257451021065218noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-10243886208611192622009-03-19T20:01:00.000-05:002009-03-19T20:01:00.000-05:00I'm also a huge fan of internet research, though I...I'm also a huge fan of internet research, though I've been very fortunate in that my friends who are "experts" in various fields have been very generous with their help.Jaden Terrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11113218513166921429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-23309589128467037542009-03-18T10:35:00.000-05:002009-03-18T10:35:00.000-05:00I agree, Ben. Sure glad Al Gore invented it.Pat - ...I agree, Ben. Sure glad Al Gore invented it.<BR/><BR/>Pat - I haven't had that problem. My expert friends have been engineers and that sort who just give you the facts, ma'am.Chester Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07155257451021065218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-10458640374341399652009-03-18T00:59:00.000-05:002009-03-18T00:59:00.000-05:00Speaking of local experts, Chester -- if they know...Speaking of local experts, Chester -- if they know you, they probably don't take you seriously. When I was still living in California,I asked my longtime doctor if you could tell whether a skeleton had belonged to a male or female.<BR/><BR/>He laughed and told me no, which was a bald-faced lie.<BR/>Another writer answered the question for me, and I double-checked it with a fantastic book that I found on the Internet.<BR/><BR/>The book is "The Archaeology of Human Bones" by Simon Mays. First published in London 1998. Mays is (or was) a Human Skeletal Biologist in the Ancient Monuments Laboratory, English Heritage.<BR/><BR/>My advice on asking advice from local experts: ask a stranger!<BR/><BR/>Pat BrowningAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-16490024004165610132009-03-17T17:42:00.000-05:002009-03-17T17:42:00.000-05:00I also use Google Earth, to get an overview of sit...I also use Google Earth, to get an overview of site locations. In my view, the internet was the best thing to come out of the 20th century, and it's just getting better.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01368973223808495975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-67000823016511119512009-03-17T16:12:00.000-05:002009-03-17T16:12:00.000-05:00That's right, Jean. I live close to a library, but...That's right, Jean. I live close to a library, but I can do most of my research without leaving my office. There's still more to be done on scene, of course, and in talking with some local experts, though a lot of that can be done by phone.Chester Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07155257451021065218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-31612116132698947582009-03-17T14:49:00.000-05:002009-03-17T14:49:00.000-05:00The Internet is a wonderful place to resesarch if ...The Internet is a wonderful place to resesarch if you check`the facts from more than one source. I live quite aways from a library and I love to be able to research any time of day or night. My last book involved drugs and all the information was readily available online. It saved an enormous amount of time and legwork.<BR/><BR/>Jean<BR/>http://mysteriouspeople.blogspot.com/Jean Henry Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146960738692672013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-2321415354842504512009-03-17T10:35:00.000-05:002009-03-17T10:35:00.000-05:00Too true, Pat. You also find that a lot of things ...Too true, Pat. You also find that a lot of things you thought were true aren't quite. Newbie writers are sometimes skittish about approaching cops and people like that. It's very impersonal on the internet, and you can ask anything you want.Chester Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07155257451021065218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-55893216013459991612009-03-17T03:49:00.000-05:002009-03-17T03:49:00.000-05:00Good article, Chester. Reminds me of telling a sis...Good article, Chester. Reminds me of telling a sister that I was doing some research for my book-- a simple cozy -- and she gave me a puzzled look and said,"Why do you have to do research?"<BR/><BR/>Why indeed? You don't know how much you DON'T know until you start to write a book.<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/>Pat BrowningAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com