Well, I honestly wish there was more progress to report than there actually is.
The Free Choice E-zine is doing well, and I'm almost finished with Chapter 10 of Alpha, Book 2: Wayward Son.
However, I hit a spot where I had to stop and do some serious research.
This raises an interesting question.
JUST HOW IMPORTANT IS RESEARCH IN A WORK OF FICTION?
While the reader has to grant the author some suspension of disbelief, especially if you're writing superhero or science fiction stories, if they suddenly come across a fact or statement the reader knows is wrong, then that speed bump in the road of an otherwise interesting story is going to interrupt the reader's enjoyment of your work.
This is especially true in "period pieces", tales set in a specific time.
For example, did you know minimum wage was not an official business practice until 1938?
And even then, it was only twenty-five cents an hour!
Before that, employers paid only what they thought a job was worth, and if you think things are bad nowadays...
In any event folks, have a great week and I'll see you around the Internet.
Lee Houston, Junior
1 June, 2014
The Free Choice E-zine is doing well, and I'm almost finished with Chapter 10 of Alpha, Book 2: Wayward Son.
However, I hit a spot where I had to stop and do some serious research.
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| Researching research |
JUST HOW IMPORTANT IS RESEARCH IN A WORK OF FICTION?
While the reader has to grant the author some suspension of disbelief, especially if you're writing superhero or science fiction stories, if they suddenly come across a fact or statement the reader knows is wrong, then that speed bump in the road of an otherwise interesting story is going to interrupt the reader's enjoyment of your work.
This is especially true in "period pieces", tales set in a specific time.For example, did you know minimum wage was not an official business practice until 1938?
And even then, it was only twenty-five cents an hour!
Before that, employers paid only what they thought a job was worth, and if you think things are bad nowadays...
In any event folks, have a great week and I'll see you around the Internet.
Lee Houston, Junior
1 June, 2014
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