tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post5871991247523720722..comments2024-03-18T04:40:38.214-05:00Comments on Murderous Musings: Writing is Easy...Chester Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07155257451021065218noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-80129790562685559462009-09-13T19:35:06.806-05:002009-09-13T19:35:06.806-05:00Mark, those are true words of wisdom. My first ide...Mark, those are true words of wisdom. My first idea was a "what if?" Nobody fires on Fort Sumter, so how long can the situation continue to deteriorate before some gang of bushwhackers somewhere creates the incident that starts the war? My protagonist would be an intelligence agent charged with preventing that. He gets no real help from the Confederate government because they really do want a war, so he's on his own. Assemble an A Team and do your best to put out the fires. Nefarious people on the other side are similarly tasked.Terry Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06234521136418602154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-1361876259307168942009-09-13T18:09:29.642-05:002009-09-13T18:09:29.642-05:00Terry, I once thought about writing a Civil War no...Terry, I once thought about writing a Civil War novel, too, but gave up after realizing no matter how many books I read on the subject, I'd never completely understand it. Perhaps you'd be better off writing about something less controversial -- like JFK's assasination . . .Mark W. Danielsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05127689413680147200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-42763633628720234742009-09-13T16:25:27.593-05:002009-09-13T16:25:27.593-05:00What spurs me to write, at least some of the time,...What spurs me to write, at least some of the time, is that I express an opinion on a blog or chat site somewhere out there in cyberspace, only to be pounced on by a lot of flaming naysayers. So I have to do the research, and perhaps even engage in some revisionism, after which I post my results as an essay on my blog. This is one reason why I call myself a "recovering Civil War addict." I've already had two good Civil War ideas for novels, but probably won't write either one because of all the heavy duty research and bad karma that comes through putting myself into that horrible tragedy. Selling JDR's picture may be the first step on my road to recovery.Terry Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06234521136418602154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-69787753140286567452009-09-11T20:02:09.667-05:002009-09-11T20:02:09.667-05:00Jean, I love your interviews, so Keep 'em comi...Jean, I love your interviews, so Keep 'em coming.Jaden Terrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11113218513166921429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-81603571294423799132009-09-11T10:11:18.096-05:002009-09-11T10:11:18.096-05:00Good advice, Beth. I'm an insomniac who can...Good advice, Beth. I'm an insomniac who can't think of anything until noon, which is probably why you see so many of my interviews on this blog. :)Jean Henry Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146960738692672013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-37039698208186351432009-09-10T23:09:31.170-05:002009-09-10T23:09:31.170-05:00I totally agree, Beth. If you don't start som...I totally agree, Beth. If you don't start something, you're certain to never finish it.Mark W. Danielsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05127689413680147200noreply@blogger.com