tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post2366074505732833344..comments2024-03-28T05:13:12.886-04:00Comments on QueryTracker Blog: Familiarity Breeds AuthenticityPatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17771807777617244491noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post-56695010051575246222009-01-23T00:08:00.000-05:002009-01-23T00:08:00.000-05:00Wonderful post, Mary, and the pictures, as everyon...Wonderful post, Mary, and the pictures, as everyone else has said, really highlight your points.Carolyn Kaufman | @CMKaufmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07715666518147779502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post-5030307061290738212009-01-22T17:45:00.000-05:002009-01-22T17:45:00.000-05:00Photos of the aftermath always stun me; especially...Photos of the aftermath always stun me; especially as I see the similarities to one hundred years ago. How fortunate to have so few human casualties this time around. Awesome article, Mary!Suzette Saxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401538008029407734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post-17181239148747071092009-01-22T11:56:00.000-05:002009-01-22T11:56:00.000-05:00Hey Lady Glamis. Absolutely it relates to writing...Hey Lady Glamis. Absolutely it relates to writing what you know. Real-life experience and research both produce that authenticity readers seek. Sometimes it's not a place, but an experience. Isn't the internet amazing? Research is at our fingertips. We can see and hear things our grandparents only dreamed of. Research provides just as valid a level of authenticity--the only difference is that it is chosen familiarity, not forced. :) <BR/><BR/>It's great to see you. Thanks for the comment. What's your take on it?Mary Lindsey / Marissa Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03593619747956026747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post-39695872833658682902009-01-22T11:25:00.000-05:002009-01-22T11:25:00.000-05:00Does this go along the same lines as writing what ...Does this go along the same lines as writing what you know? Or just writing what you're familiar with?<BR/><BR/>I certainly don't know everything I write about, but I do a lot of research, and then find something - at least one thing - in the scene that I do know and am familiar with that I can focus on to capture that feeling of "authenticity"Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post-5322326337284864282009-01-22T09:37:00.000-05:002009-01-22T09:37:00.000-05:00Wow. We're neighbors. Email me through my websit...Wow. We're neighbors. Email me through my website if you want to meet up for coffee sometime, Disorderly. I'm in Houston, but frequently drive down to Galveston.<BR/><BR/>http://www.marylindsey.comMary Lindsey / Marissa Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03593619747956026747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7454222325290313520.post-16874406689604307862009-01-22T09:24:00.000-05:002009-01-22T09:24:00.000-05:00Mary, I didn't realize you were in the Houston-Gal...Mary, I didn't realize you were in the Houston-Galveston area! I live in Galveston. Ike's aftermath probably will inform my writing for a looooong time: The despair and crushing sadness followed by a "we can fix this" attitude have absolutely amazed me. The emotional responses I still have at odd moments are remarkably evocative "triggers."<BR/><BR/>Living through something like a major hurricane is terrifying, but those memories are a fertile field for a writer's imagination, aren't they? You did an excellent job in this post of illustraing how to draw on the present/real world to inform the past/imaginary world. :-)<BR/><BR/>Hope you and your family are doing well now!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05740371055384281988noreply@blogger.com