tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632878082669459487.post3633541977043013265..comments2023-10-21T07:30:22.394-04:00Comments on A Million Blogging Monkeys: Keith Raffel – SMASHERAlan Orloffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03695574442723430347noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632878082669459487.post-72720585406992378752009-11-16T15:13:41.786-05:002009-11-16T15:13:41.786-05:00Galen,
I do research for two reasons. First, if I...Galen,<br />I do research for two reasons. First, if I get anything wrong, I hear about it from readers. It takes them out of the story. Conversely, doing research brings me into the story, allowing me to get deeper into the fictional world I am constructing.Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632878082669459487.post-4051778809182358022009-11-16T14:23:52.424-05:002009-11-16T14:23:52.424-05:00What a varied past to be able to draw on as a writ...What a varied past to be able to draw on as a writer! Thanks, Alan for posting this interview and letting me experience some of Keith's views of writing and his process.<br /><br />ElspethElspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632878082669459487.post-74362420817585497072009-11-16T13:55:40.771-05:002009-11-16T13:55:40.771-05:00I liked the idea of organizing your writing job, l...I liked the idea of organizing your writing job, like, well, a “real” job. Nicely explained. I also admire that you contacted various experts to get the information “right.” Wondering how you think your work would have turned out without that effort? Do you think the average reader would have noticed if you were close rather than spot on? Thanks, and best of luck.<br /><br />Best Regards, Galen<br /><br /><a href="http://www.galenkindley.com/blog.htm" rel="nofollow">Imagineering Fiction Blog</a>joe doaks-Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283066862112820202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632878082669459487.post-34642191710714565772009-11-16T10:46:55.439-05:002009-11-16T10:46:55.439-05:00I think it was Nora Roberts who pointed out that y...I think it was Nora Roberts who pointed out that you can't edit a blank page. You are so right, Keith...just get it written.<br /><br />Enjoyed this interview!G.M. Malliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805971625496094303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632878082669459487.post-39973816531503322972009-11-16T10:22:06.623-05:002009-11-16T10:22:06.623-05:00Thanks for the comments, Elizabeth, Michele, and M...Thanks for the comments, Elizabeth, Michele, and Margot. Crystal, I was a little bored at work so I signed up for a course at UC Berkeley Extension on writing a mystery. I got about 1/3 done and then decided to start a company. The manuscript for Dot Dead went into a drawer and didn't come out for 5 years. No, I didn't always plan to be a writer, but once I started focusing on it, I discovered I loved it.Keith Raffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926077627965529183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632878082669459487.post-17150596832886187732009-11-16T09:28:58.123-05:002009-11-16T09:28:58.123-05:00Thanks for sharing your insights, Keith! I agree t...Thanks for sharing your insights, Keith! I agree that you've got a fascinating background; it's always so nice to meet "the author behind the book."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632878082669459487.post-34735524414858643552009-11-16T08:16:16.833-05:002009-11-16T08:16:16.833-05:00Great interview! And such a pleasure to "meet...Great interview! And such a pleasure to "meet" you Keith!<br /><br />I especially appreciated your view on there not being much difference between your running a company and the apparent isolation of writing. <br /><br />Although not a writer, I went from corporate and media environments to starting my own business. It really isn't that different. I have a routine, a "work day" if you will. Finding a balance, prioritizing, being organized and keeping it all in perspective is what works for me. <br /><br />You have had such a diverse career. With me, what I'm doing now is something I've always loved and enjoyed doing. I often refer to positions I've held in the past as "just a job." <br /><br />Is writing something you've always wanted to do - was it simply that the timing wasn't right, or that the opportunity to switch gears just hadn't presented itself before? What was the catalyst that took you from that diversity to where you are today?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04855818112935929377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632878082669459487.post-23358306657203948752009-11-16T07:57:08.055-05:002009-11-16T07:57:08.055-05:00Nice to see someone else can balance the craziness...Nice to see someone else can balance the craziness of life and writing. Thanks for this glimpse into another writer's balancing act. You and Elizabeth are always making Midnight Ink look good!<br /><br />Michele<br /><a href="http://southerncitymysteries.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">SouthernCityMysteries</a>JournoMichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11170364981958685438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632878082669459487.post-33258779346383960842009-11-16T07:44:35.132-05:002009-11-16T07:44:35.132-05:00Great to see Keith on Blogging Monkeys! Nice inter...Great to see Keith on Blogging Monkeys! Nice interview.<br /><br />I had no idea that Keith had such an interesting background. He's got a real wealth of info to draw from in his writing.<br /><br />I'm with him on the outline thing--seems like too much planning to me. And Thurber's advice to great, too.<br /><br />Elizabeth<br /><a href="http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Mystery Writing is Murder</a>Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.com