tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post8154764442397696298..comments2023-08-14T10:44:59.007-04:00Comments on Novel Spaces: USE WHAT YOU'VE GOTKeVin K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14792797517571690942noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-58643280882666788432010-06-01T10:59:12.115-04:002010-06-01T10:59:12.115-04:00I can't say I've had as many careers as Ka...I can't say I've had as many careers as Karen, but what I had did come into use in my novels: being a teacher and later a biomedical researcher came into play in both my novels.<br /><br />The other thing that comes into play is the different cultures you glean from people you meet and interact with on a daily basis.<br /><br />Good advice Karen.Jewel Amethysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14813773386476356666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-75867850123406882652010-05-31T09:55:46.620-04:002010-05-31T09:55:46.620-04:00This post made me smile, because I realize that on...This post made me smile, because I realize that only another writer would understand why I made the choice to leave one career and start moving around and doing different things. It's all fodder for writing.<br /><br />You never know when some aspect of your life will feed into a story: my environmentalism and love of horticulture, for example. What I learned about architecture from my (ex)husband came in very useful in my first novel. A friend's home health agency in Miami became pivotal to my second. And so on...Liane Spicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035607144500219524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-76083680802038038932010-05-31T09:15:56.416-04:002010-05-31T09:15:56.416-04:00I agree all my passions and interests from cooking...I agree all my passions and interests from cooking to quilt making go into my novels. I think it's important that all writers use what they know.Karen L. Simpsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03320299913012919654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-69191471993128297942010-05-31T08:09:17.802-04:002010-05-31T08:09:17.802-04:00I'm the same way with hobbies. I bead, knit, ...I'm the same way with hobbies. I bead, knit, sew, subscribe to the opera, take cooking and Italian classes... but I'm a master of none of 'em. In fact, I'm awful!<br /><br />Still, learning them has added a little to my stories.Phyllis Bournehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14159964500693902500noreply@blogger.com