tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812763750431392902.post7441225358189209350..comments2024-03-24T21:32:08.667-04:00Comments on Nancy Gideon... By Any Other Name: IWSG: Pet Peeves - A Horse of a Different ColorNancy Gideonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07493107610530282642noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812763750431392902.post-12266993148267066342017-08-06T20:03:42.091-04:002017-08-06T20:03:42.091-04:00I agree, it's so much easier to check facts th...I agree, it's so much easier to check facts these days with the internet, but even then you have to be careful - Wikipedia isn't always right! :) I'm a SF romance writer, but even in Science Fiction there are certain facts that are - well - facts, and you can't change them unless you have a good reason an a rationale (faster than light travel for example. Travelling in a sub-light ship would take centuries to reach its destination and with the crew being necessarily in stasis would be pretty boring for the reader!:)) As for horses, I'm a horse owner and rider, and my pet peeve is girls who always ride stallions. I've ridden some lovely stallions myself, but often they are difficult, very strong and not an easy ride. The exception being war horses, where their fierce courage and domineering spirits was very useful in battle.Hywela Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13789711554354184386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812763750431392902.post-86138248326244642792017-08-04T14:20:50.094-04:002017-08-04T14:20:50.094-04:00It is tough when you don't know and can't ...It is tough when you don't know and can't find it. Much easier now with the Internet. We can find sources and people who do know.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812763750431392902.post-82911012843930997172017-08-03T05:39:59.322-04:002017-08-03T05:39:59.322-04:00And have them coming back before they actually lef...And have them coming back before they actually left!Nancy Gideonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07493107610530282642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812763750431392902.post-42670429021460020672017-08-03T05:39:28.171-04:002017-08-03T05:39:28.171-04:00Or write paranormals where you create your OWN wor...Or write paranormals where you create your OWN world!Nancy Gideonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07493107610530282642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812763750431392902.post-73144677241330666412017-08-03T05:38:27.379-04:002017-08-03T05:38:27.379-04:00Totally agree!!Totally agree!!Nancy Gideonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07493107610530282642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812763750431392902.post-77113606727502449582017-08-02T18:57:31.198-04:002017-08-02T18:57:31.198-04:00I have to keep a calendar, esp. for my mystery ser...I have to keep a calendar, esp. for my mystery series. If I didn't, my story would start in mild Fall and end up in Winter before I know it, and the weather would still be mild Fall-ish. Of course, in Michigan that does happen. With sci-fi, I try to do what's logical. If it takes 30 days to get from one place to another, it darn well better take 30 days to get back.Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812763750431392902.post-77252927391120385902017-08-02T11:58:14.292-04:002017-08-02T11:58:14.292-04:00That's why I don't write or edit historica...That's why I don't write or edit historical stories. I worry about the accuracy. I don't know enough and would have to do a lot of research. Even then I'd worry my research wasn't right.Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7812763750431392902.post-88174022022140307322017-08-02T05:30:06.795-04:002017-08-02T05:30:06.795-04:00Yes inaccuracies bother me too! Also, when the tim...Yes inaccuracies bother me too! Also, when the timeline is totally off, when events do not take place illogically. It was dark, and then it's day, or the weather was cold, now it's hot, etc. I totally agree. Sometimes historical inaccuracies are hard to spot, but even contemporary books have inaccuracies, and there is no excuse when we have information at our finger tips.<br /><br />My biggest pet peeve is poorly edited published books. Very irritating. <br />Here's my <br /><a href="https://authorswilliams.wordpress.com/2017/08/02/iwsg-wednesday-bookish-pet-peeves/" rel="nofollow"> ISWG Post</a><br />Rosie Somershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03003642361134371818noreply@blogger.com