tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842361935523042042.post8706433286622191322..comments2023-10-18T10:07:35.161+01:00Comments on Historical Fiction Excerpts: Guest blog: Michelle Prima - Organising research for historicalsLindsay Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11513558547686982857noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842361935523042042.post-49658714154018113372012-10-12T20:39:19.490+01:002012-10-12T20:39:19.490+01:00Some great tips. I have just started filing on th...Some great tips. I have just started filing on the computer but still need to hone it down a bit more. Found some interesting tips here. Thank you.Sherry Gloaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03143365764333974956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842361935523042042.post-16074907585832461092012-10-11T03:37:58.451+01:002012-10-11T03:37:58.451+01:00Thank you all for your comments. As convenient as...Thank you all for your comments. As convenient as computers are, I'm still a paper and pen girl at heart. I still use a paper planner, with my Outlook backup!<br />Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06092083220544306380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842361935523042042.post-19626017608197991722012-10-10T23:22:42.889+01:002012-10-10T23:22:42.889+01:00Excellent post. I've done a bit of both, keepi...Excellent post. I've done a bit of both, keeping information on pen and paper as well as on computer. I need better organization though.Walt Mussellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07252729944233200374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842361935523042042.post-91628684078482053082012-10-10T21:34:15.868+01:002012-10-10T21:34:15.868+01:00I was interested to read how you did it digitally,...I was interested to read how you did it digitally, as I am moving from a ringbinder for the current wip.I've used Evernote, which has tags, but I'm not convinced I could drag up required info when it becomes bloated. I guess I'm just being wary. The joy of having a hard copy in a ringbinder is that short of fire it will not suddenly disappear! Linda Acasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03096791092366530129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842361935523042042.post-43886482114062878222012-10-10T18:34:32.817+01:002012-10-10T18:34:32.817+01:00Too organized for me! Perhaps it's because I b...Too organized for me! Perhaps it's because I bounce around so much between eras (3rd century Eastern Roman Empire, Elizabethan England, 1950s US) I create one folder for the novel and put all my research into that. Perhaps it's because I can use MS Explorer to do key word searches through the documents that I don't feel I need to categorize the information. Each file has the citation info at the top so I don't need to recreate that. Cheers, Don MakerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842361935523042042.post-21019529417880148282012-10-10T18:04:06.146+01:002012-10-10T18:04:06.146+01:00Wow! I'm terrible but pen and paper work for m...Wow! I'm terrible but pen and paper work for me... these are some great tips and I hope one day to apply them as I force myself to go paperless...<br />NeecyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842361935523042042.post-14361188181656425592012-10-10T16:24:49.168+01:002012-10-10T16:24:49.168+01:00This post has reminded me why I DON'T write hi...This post has reminded me why I DON'T write historical fiction. Much better fun reading it!<br /><br />Thank you for your tips on research, an approach that could be used for any subject. Gilli Allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13234069151918319605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7842361935523042042.post-38192138037298454872012-10-10T14:07:36.706+01:002012-10-10T14:07:36.706+01:00Great information. I suppose I'm still at the ...Great information. I suppose I'm still at the notebook stage. I like having it open on my desk. For me it's easier to flip from cattle prices to train schedules in a notebook than to pull up word documents. I have a research notebook for each book and I'm working on a master set, which I should probably keep in my computer. I just hate taking the time away from writing to do it.Kathy Ottenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996558118761118634noreply@blogger.com