Research, more specifically the strangest thing researched for a book? Some Authors Dish on that topic on the CTR Blog. Oh yes, I am one of them.
I talk about long bows, flying as in controlling the yoke from the pilot's seat, and swords. Researching a long sword does cross the line into strange. Not surprisingly since I write sword and sorcery fantasies, I have researched how to use a sword. Besides search engines and utilizing my own list of military weaponry sites acquired from when I was a correspondent, documentaries on how modern day artisans reproduced ancient weapons and armor added an additional dimension. Attending re-enactments added a personal touch.
The full list of authors is at
https://coffeetimeromance.com/CoffeeThoughts/ad2019-may-search/. My post is
here and I hope you'll start there. Won't you?
~till next time, Helen
Published on June 08, 2019 07:47