tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061581569211810346.post8931491940842086448..comments2023-10-02T07:35:33.861-04:00Comments on TBR: TBR welcomes Marilyn MeredithTBRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01371074118281457281noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061581569211810346.post-87912066957570272892012-04-14T22:00:58.240-04:002012-04-14T22:00:58.240-04:00The photo was taken at the main Tulare county libr...The photo was taken at the main Tulare county library in Visalia. I always take my crime scene tape along with me. Someone once asked if I stole it from a crime scene. Sure. (You can buy anything on the Internet.)Marilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179984154939161530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061581569211810346.post-66041694655568981222012-04-14T15:15:51.378-04:002012-04-14T15:15:51.378-04:00I like your table in the bookstore Marilyn. Especi...I like your table in the bookstore Marilyn. Especially the crime scene tape...Nice touch!<br />Jan<br /><br />janet_kerr(at)msn.comJanet Kerrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16151607749949698918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061581569211810346.post-6818707148095330412012-04-14T11:13:06.547-04:002012-04-14T11:13:06.547-04:00My notebook is not so little, Monti--but it sure h...My notebook is not so little, Monti--but it sure helps to keep track of what's going on.Marilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179984154939161530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061581569211810346.post-55683985915957693312012-04-14T01:34:35.132-04:002012-04-14T01:34:35.132-04:00I always have a notebook next to me. For my last P...I always have a notebook next to me. For my last Passenger to Paradise novel, I kept a little notebook next to me that I filled with essential information to which I kept referring.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your process.<br /><br />MontiNotes Along the Way with Mary Montague Sikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17417679983279135001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061581569211810346.post-71816373004421342582012-04-13T20:13:12.471-04:002012-04-13T20:13:12.471-04:00Hi, Maureen, glad you made it.Hi, Maureen, glad you made it.Marilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179984154939161530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061581569211810346.post-71135876192418478682012-04-13T19:49:12.824-04:002012-04-13T19:49:12.824-04:00Okay, I wrote a long comment and got kicked off so...Okay, I wrote a long comment and got kicked off so I am going to leave it at thank you for your post and please enter me into the contest for your books at Scrapgirl1467 (at) yahoo (dot) com.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />MaureenMaureen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01825595311970223353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061581569211810346.post-66664653818457570242012-04-13T19:16:20.190-04:002012-04-13T19:16:20.190-04:00Hi, GB, I thought I had kept track for my cars, bu...Hi, GB, I thought I had kept track for my cars, but I didn't do it as well as I thought I had. In my very first Deputy Tempe Crabtree mystery, Tempe drove a Blazer then a Bronco, then a Blazer. No one noticed until finally a reader called me and pointed it out. Ugh!Marilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179984154939161530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061581569211810346.post-6271540710131690832012-04-13T14:23:43.521-04:002012-04-13T14:23:43.521-04:00Marilyn, I always make a calendar of events so I d...Marilyn, I always make a calendar of events so I don't leave out Friday like you mentioned. It makes the action seem real if the timeline works. I use the timeline for notes as well so I know which car my hero is driving. He goes through a few vehicles in one book, so I can't have him driving the Jeep when he crashed it in the prior story. My Johnny Casino Casebook is a series of linked short stories, so events happen weeks apart, but I can't total one car and then drive it in the next story. Your take is spot on and great for us writers.GBPoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12190573764848658894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061581569211810346.post-63226463803063282832012-04-13T13:16:31.761-04:002012-04-13T13:16:31.761-04:00Thank you, Marilyn. By the way, the reason I signe...Thank you, Marilyn. By the way, the reason I signed on as "Anonymous" is because my URL profile was not accepted. (I probably did something wrong.)<br />Alice ZoggAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061581569211810346.post-69109841438356853762012-04-13T12:59:49.753-04:002012-04-13T12:59:49.753-04:00You need to do a Google Search for DorothyL and th...You need to do a Google Search for DorothyL and the directions for subscribing and posting are on that website.Marilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179984154939161530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061581569211810346.post-69694424603019713322012-04-13T12:13:56.719-04:002012-04-13T12:13:56.719-04:00Hi Marilyn. Thank you for an interesting blog tou...Hi Marilyn. Thank you for an interesting blog tour. I learned a thing or two while following you around. I have eight mystery novels under my belt and love to write but am lousy at self promotion. I am planning to take some suggestions of your "Writer's Trick of the Trade" to heart, starting with DorothyL. How do I subscribe?<br />www.alicezogg.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061581569211810346.post-23170589656719912682012-04-13T11:56:38.283-04:002012-04-13T11:56:38.283-04:00Hi,"Phoenixgirl" who looks extremely fam...Hi,"Phoenixgirl" who looks extremely familiar. A timeline is important, no matter how you do it. Keep writing.Marilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179984154939161530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061581569211810346.post-87485797669498818762012-04-13T11:07:34.764-04:002012-04-13T11:07:34.764-04:00For my novel, that takes place in a short period o...For my novel, that takes place in a short period of time, I have a timeline written out. I used a pretend date to start, and from there I have kept track of my "two days later", "a week later" by date. This way, when someone says my character did a certain thing "a few months ago", I know it really was a few months ago. Thanks for reiterating how important it is to keep track of time when writing a story.Lisa Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03377527123422809228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061581569211810346.post-69667994784503716662012-04-13T10:37:14.732-04:002012-04-13T10:37:14.732-04:00Hi, Jake, that photo was taken at the main Tulare ...Hi, Jake, that photo was taken at the main Tulare County Library in Visalia when they were having an author fair.Marilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179984154939161530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061581569211810346.post-23739786720417118352012-04-13T10:21:45.394-04:002012-04-13T10:21:45.394-04:00Nothing more distracting when in midst of story au...Nothing more distracting when in midst of story author loses time sequence. Makes me want to toss and go on to another book. I see you have posted another photo. As much as enjoy reading your information find fun to guess which photo will appear. Thanks for a great blog adventure.Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05532484785373699901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061581569211810346.post-43330858454338090592012-04-13T09:58:42.934-04:002012-04-13T09:58:42.934-04:00Thanks for allowing me to visit, Cate, I'm hap...Thanks for allowing me to visit, Cate, I'm happy to be with your for the day.<br /><br />Nancy, when I wrote my first book, a family saga, I used 3 X 5 cards to keep track of historical events. The stack of cards grew quite thick. It was far more complicated than my mysteries and covered years rather than days. I'm sure there's a way to do this on the computer, but I've never found one that works for me.Marilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179984154939161530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061581569211810346.post-29596177072166335052012-04-13T08:28:35.573-04:002012-04-13T08:28:35.573-04:00In the 2 history mystery novels I've written s...In the 2 history mystery novels I've written so far I had to spend quite some time checking, and making sure, I felt the incidents were plausible regarding the time frame. I, also, made a calendar to track days though I haven't used a notebook like you suggest. That will be a great idea for the family saga I've just started. Thanks, Marilyn.Nancy Jardine Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12366248895961876075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8061581569211810346.post-86263198646730139072012-04-13T07:49:13.393-04:002012-04-13T07:49:13.393-04:00Welcome to TBR, Marilyn, and thanks for the great ...Welcome to TBR, Marilyn, and thanks for the great tips.<br />CateTBRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01371074118281457281noreply@blogger.com