My blog tour is over. There were some nice reviews along with the posts that I wrote. But now it's back to finishing going over DANGER LOOMS. It has been slow going because I am rewriting more than I anticipated.
But at the same time, the next Molly book is lingering in the back of my mind. I started doing some research that goes with a new character that Molly encounters where she's working on an investigation for Mason. She is in dire straits because her money is tied up in some senior housing that is going bankrupt. I get mail from those kind of places with offers of free lunches to hear details of the places. That's what they call it, but I know they are sales presentations. I almost considered going to one because of this character, but I found everything I needed online.
It is amazing the information you can get. I read an AARP article with warnings about this type of housing set up and then I read how the place presented what they offered. Mixing the two together, I saw how it was all too possible that the circumstances I put my character in could actually happen.
It was easy to go off on a tangent and start typing in other questions about totally unrelated things. I started thinking about the time before smart phones and Google searches. In those days, it just wasn't an option to get an easy answer to something like what year a song came out or the cast of a long cancelled TV show. How things have changed.
I am amazed how just from remembering part of a lyric and the singer's name, I was able to find a music video I loved in the 80s. But I hit a wall when I was curious about the brand name of a shampoo I used in the past. I remembered the green color and how I liked the smell and even that I stopped buying it when the formula changed. I finally remembered that the brand was some hair stylist's name. I did all kinds of searches (and wasted a lot of time) and got nowhere. I finally gave up and figured it was going to be an unsolved mystery. And then I happened to read about some well known people connected to the Epstein files and when I saw the name of a used to be well known hair stylist, I got the answer about the shampoo. In case you're curious, the brand of the shampoo was Fredrick Fekkai.
I remember hearing a long time ago something about not having to know or remember everything being as important as knowing where to find the information. My phone feels like the magic carpet or maybe it's more like a Geni that as long as I ask the right question gets me what I want to know.
10 comments:
Good morning -- Great post today -- yes, it is amazing the information one can get by just typing in a word or two -- Google knows all!!
Summer heat has started here with a vengeance -- 109 is predicted for today. I have a friend in Pennsylvania who talks about the heat and humidity there -- thank goodness, the humidity here is very low.
I've been doing my usual crocheting -- just putting the last few rows on a granny rectangle. I've had a request to make another C2C using ombre yarn -- the gradual color shadings work beautifully with the diagonal stripes.
Molly's next adventure sounds interesting. My late husband and his first wife bought into a time share -- it was a ridiculous expense. I convinced him we didn't need it but getting out of it was a hassle. The sales people for those things make it sound great but it's really not.
Have you made scones using the authentic Scottish recipe? I need to translate the measurements from grams and whatever else is mentioned to what I will use here. Years ago, when there was a push to learn the metric system, my son was in junior high and not at all interested in learning metrics. The teacher asked what he would do when he went to the gas station and gas was sold in liters rather than gallons -- he said "I'll just tell them to fill it up."
Enjoy your day, your editing and your plotting for Molly.
Patty, 109 sounds hot even without humidity. It's beginning to heat up here and our AC isn't working, though repair guy is supposed to come today. Your crochet projects always sound great.
I have heard that time shares are a mess to get out of. No scone making yet.
Happy crocheting!
A friend was going to a time share presentation -- they offered a three-piece set of luggage to everyone who attended. Ha -- the "luggage" was made of cardboard and maybe big enough for Barbie doll clothes!!
Wow, Betty, blog tour continuing or not, you certainly sound busy--and your mind sounds particularly busy! Research, and plotting, can be fun but time consuming.
Patty, That luggage sounds funny.
Linda Johnston, It is easy to get lost in doing research and getting side tracked when I start wondering about things like the shampoo brand.
I remember in the days before Google I had to go to the library to look things up. Sometimes I could find the answer in a home encyclopedia. I'm glad you keep writing your books.
I love Google and it scares me a the same time. All that knowledge in a few clicks. And ChatGpt is the same. It knows everything or so it seems.
I finished Sconed to Death. A winner! Loved it. As always looking forward to the next one. Happy weekend!
Miriam, I still an encyclopedia and some of the year books that were supposed to keep it up to date. I am glad to be writing the books, too. It is all I ever wanted.
Sally, I'm glad you enjoyed Sconed to Death. It is amazing what you can find so quickly. it is a whole new world.
Post a Comment