What's all that stuff called

One of the most difficult things for a writer is specificity when it comes to a subject he doesn't know like the back of his hand.

I'm often envious of film makers with technical advisers who know what's supposed to be in the picture, what it's called and what it does.

Picture yourself writing a scene about about the American frontier. You've probably seen such TV shows as "Little House on the Prairie," Medicine Woman," and maybe a few oldies like "Bonanza." So you have a fair idea what a period g