Turn Around, Bright Eyeeeeeeessss

[xerinmichellex]

So. Guess who just spent an exuberant amount of time researching lunar eclipse from the 17th and 20th century for a plot detail that--at minimum--is only going to be relevant for a few lines? Guess who now knows how to decipher NASA's lunar cycle charts and how to change Universal Time into EST? Guess who's been humming Bonnie Tyler's "Total

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[rhoda_rants]

*marks calendar* Got it--thanks!

Wait. NOT for the book? *headscratch* I'm intrigued.

[xerinmichellex]

Wait. NOT for the book? *headscratch* I'm intrigued.

Yeah. . .I'll keep you posted. . .

[gothrockrulz]

Ah, writing at its finest. Tons of research for an little bitty detail, because it's FUN AND WE LOVES IT. :D

Oh, I'd forgotten when the next bood moon hits. Good to know! :)

[xerinmichellex]

Tons of research for an little bitty detail, because it's FUN AND WE LOVES IT.

I have so many horror stories of spending hours researching something that only comes up in a conversation ONCE.

The best, though, is when you're researching something extensively just for background info that doesn't even show up in your manuscript. I spent hours researching the personal history of Daniel Burnham (a prominent architect in Chicago history) for a character that eventually got scrapped entirely from The Book. Yaaaaaay.

[gothrockrulz]

I spent hours researching the personal history of Daniel Burnham (a prominent architect in Chicago history) for a character that eventually got scrapped entirely from The Book. Yaaaaaay.

Oh, ouch. :( That is rough. Well, at least you can always incorporate that knowledge in another story, if need arises. :D