Man, so much for my belief that I can post to this daily. The days just slip by. It’s another Wednesday which means I’ll be heading over to the bar soon. I’m just past the 35,000 word mark and I’m happy with both the progress and quality of the work – so that’s good.
I’ve been doing a bunch of research as I need details about certain aspects. Like how a Round House of the Iron Age is constructed. One of the coolest parts of writing is finding out tidbits like this. For the most part I employ the “iceberg approach” so most of my research never shows to the reader, but I know about it and I enjoy the learning.
Over the last week or so I’ve felt a bit like I’m in the Matrix.
“Do you know how to fly that helicopter?”
“Not yet.” <jack in>
“Okay, let’s go.”
Back in my “first writing career” (from 1987 – 1997) I lived in the wilds of Vermont and had there was no such thing as the Internet. Now I just have to do some searches and I get:
- Reconstructing an Iron Age Round House
- The Ancient Technology Center: The Iron Age Roundhouse
- Images for Iron Age Round Houses
- Iron Age Round House
- Wikipedia: Round House (dwelling)
I the past I drove 80 miles to the nearest “decent library” and spent a fortune Xeroxing research text. Now it’s all at my fingertips.
Man it’s a wonderful time to be a writer…in oh so many ways!