November 2
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November 2
2 comments
By David
November 2, 2023
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I heard this one loud and clear. “Remember you want to stand not blend into the background. It’s about getting a taste of the life, the lingo, the little things that make it real. It’s like listening to your favorite album on a long drive when the average person has only heard that one single. You want to get it; you want to be immersed. You need to feel the rhythm, the pulse so you can make the reader feel the journey they are on is real, even if it’s about dragons and zombies.” And this is the big one I will apply now,”Also, there are tons of forums, chat groups, Facebook groups, and social media threads frequented by people who are on the inside of every profession. You can also find plenty of blogs vlogs and Instagram accounts where people bare their souls to any who cares to listen” I promise to use this subject matter interview from now in my research. Lynn Nottage is a Pulizter winning playwright and she does something similar to every play she paints on the page. I thought I understood research but this propelled me to another level above the stratosphere and into the galaxy. Thank you, David. This was a dimaond in a buffet of gems.
Wow, David, this is great. We can’t always just write what we know. The expert interview questions are an especially useful tool. I can’t imagine not getting at least one story idea from having a one-on-one with an expert.
Lack of authenticity can take you right out of the story. A few years ago I was watching a rerun of Will and Grace and the punchline was, “it’s not Chelsea, it’s Chelsea adjacent.” Neighborhood adjacent is NOT a NYC term and it took me out of the moment.
Thanks again for this resource.