Research

I love doing research when it means going somehwere. My seventh book which I'm writing now and I'm calling Knot What It Seams, is involved with a TV production on location. It's a common sight around here, but walking by and being nosy is one thing, getting inside is something different all together.

Tomorrow I'm going to an infomerical shoot. Even though it's in a studio somewhere rather than on the street, the basics will be similar. There will be a director, a crew, equiipment, prop people, makeup people, a star. I'll be looking at everything and comparing it to what I've written. It will be a chance to ask some questions i need answers for. And it will be fun.

I just got some paper work about the Writers Police Academy next week in Greensboro, NC. It sounds interesting, but exhausting - buses leave at 7:30 a.m. for the place the classes are being given. They said there is lots of walking, standing around, and being outside, but definitely no nap time. Food seems to be scarce, too. No restaurants near the classes, but there are vending machine. That usually means chips and maybe a bag of peanuts if you're a vegetarian. I'm definitely taking a box of Mojo bars.

And there was a reminder in the note from one of the organizers. Leave your weapons at home. It makes me wonder who else is coming to this program.