tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261740.post112843722303450172..comments2024-01-31T03:00:44.846-06:00Comments on Confessions of a Would-Be Writer: I've Never Held a Gun, But I've Read About ItLynn Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13444488890483608914noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261740.post-1128547628183702172005-10-05T16:27:00.000-05:002005-10-05T16:27:00.000-05:00Reading your post was like reading about myself. ...Reading your post was like reading about myself. I feel exactly the same way! Right now, I am writing a novel about a soccer player and a baseball player... and I'm pretty much just guessing about the details. I do some internet research, but professional athletes aren't exactly easy to reach... not that I would if they were. I find email extremely useful, because a) I don't have to talk and b) they can respond in their own time or leisure. Of course, you've got to find some emails....<BR/><BR/>Long story short, I know what you mean!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261740.post-1128473192404533632005-10-04T19:46:00.000-05:002005-10-04T19:46:00.000-05:00Well, I haven't gotten to the interview stage yet....Well, I haven't gotten to the interview stage yet. But, if you do ever need a gun expert, I can put you in touch with my husband. :) He is a licensed firearms dealer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10261740.post-1128448851019455472005-10-04T13:00:00.000-05:002005-10-04T13:00:00.000-05:00If I need to speak to someone I don't know for res...If I need to speak to someone I don't know for research, I'll write an e-mail or letter introducing myself and making the request, and politely ask them to write back or call. I also put in professional references/contact numbers so they can verify my identity (this is important to do with cops, FBI agents, and others in law-enforcement who don't take anything you say for granted.) 99% respond positively.<BR/><BR/>I also interview by phone as much as possible. Phone interviews can be done at any time, and the responses to questions tend to be more open and candid than when you're face-to-face or e-mailing interview questions. Also, people on the other end of the phone are usually feeling more comfortable, too, so they will volunteer information they might not if they were looking you in the eye.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com