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OZ:
I would think that an online forum like this one would be a gold mine for finding out about places you've never been. Some time back someone asked a question about a location, I believe it was a high rise in Hong Kong, and got several replies from people that knew the area. That is probably the best option. Contacting the Chamber of Commerce of a town orcity or the Department of Tourism if they are large enough might get you more information. Inevitably you are going to get something wrong if you are writing about somewhere that you don't know. If it's small enough and your story is good enough, most people are going to overlook it or even feel special that they noticed something that no one else did. Occasionally you will get a troll. I remember reading a comment from someone, I believe it was on Twitter although I don't remember for sure, that was outraged because Jim had written about the neighborhood that they lived in and they thought it was falsely negative. I think most people just ignored them as a troll.
Winter_Knight:
--- Quote from: OZ on July 02, 2012, 04:51:43 AM ---I would think that an online forum like this one would be a gold mine for finding out about places you've never been. Some time back someone asked a question about a location, I believe it was a high rise in Hong Kong, and got several replies from people that knew the area. That is probably the best option. Contacting the Chamber of Commerce of a town orcity or the Department of Tourism if they are large enough might get you more information. Inevitably you are going to get something wrong if you are writing about somewhere that you don't know. If it's small enough and your story is good enough, most people are going to overlook it or even feel special that they noticed something that no one else did. Occasionally you will get a troll. I remember reading a comment from someone, I believe it was on Twitter although I don't remember for sure, that was outraged because Jim had written about the neighborhood that they lived in and they thought it was falsely negative. I think most people just ignored them as a troll.
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M-m-mr. Butcher got something wrong?! QQ My dreams are shattered. LOL JK Yeah, some people just have way too much time on their hands to get ticked off over such small nuances like that. Sometimes it's even good for a laugh. My mom loves the Dick Van Dyke murder mystery, Diagnosis Murder. We just started giggling when they proudly pronounced the Capital of Wyoming... Casper. XD The replies to this have been very helpful. (Y) Thanks guys!! (Other posters feel free to add more though, as I'm an insatiably curious beast, LOL)
LDWriter2:
--- Quote from: OZ on July 02, 2012, 04:51:43 AM --- Occasionally you will get a troll. I remember reading a comment from someone, I believe it was on Twitter although I don't remember for sure, that was outraged because Jim had written about the neighborhood that they lived in and they thought it was falsely negative. I think most people just ignored them as a troll.
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Of course Butcher gets Trolls, haven't you read his first story???
Clears throat and ducks. :)
Anyway, I'm not sure if Butcher got that neighborhood wrong, it could be just one person's prejudice since they lived there.
OZ:
My point exactly.
Winter_Knight:
Next to Jim Butcher's Livejournal, I have found THE most invaluable writing resource around:
http://www.scribophile.com/
Here's how it works:
You critique other people's works to earn 'Karma'. When you have enough Karma, you post your own work (In segments if your work is over 3k words. Makes it easier to critique.) This necessitates everyone getting critiqued at least once, and usually more than that due to the spotlight system. It's free to join, and you have two slots to upload works, but if you pay the $9.00 a month for Premium, you can have unlimited slots. Either way works fine. (There are a few extra perks with Premium, but nothing you absolutely have to have. It just gives you more options for streamlining critiquer responses to get the most information out of them.)
I wish I had known about this back when I was submitting my writings. Awesome, AWESOME site!!
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