tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post6747796406873524292..comments2024-03-15T09:26:02.796-05:00Comments on PROJECT MAYHEM: THE BIG LEAP:FROM JOURNAL TO NOVEL! by James MihaleyProject Mayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05154342399869089664noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-36234259402252552482014-06-02T11:57:07.966-05:002014-06-02T11:57:07.966-05:00I keep a research notebook while working on my his...I keep a research notebook while working on my historical fiction. It's so invaluable, I've written a little love note -- er, ode for it. Come see!<br />http://carolinestarrrose.com/ode-to-a-research-notebook/Caroline Starr Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04597510685273079757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-6696414833819290412014-06-02T11:53:13.894-05:002014-06-02T11:53:13.894-05:00I used my journals from wilderness trips in Prince...I used my journals from wilderness trips in Prince William Sound as a source of information for a novel.<br /><br />I have written one short story that was based on another journal entry from a crazy experience in the Sawtooth mountains in Idaho. At the time I had no idea I'd be writing anything but journal entries....Paul Grecihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11340974339238587138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-45572511771890132462014-06-02T10:30:52.170-05:002014-06-02T10:30:52.170-05:00Great post--but now I'm wondering if my royalt...Great post--but now I'm wondering if my royalties will be equal to a chocolate chip cookie. (Not disparaging cookies, mind you!)Michael G-Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947421844294471304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-3569032412679093352014-06-02T10:09:58.304-05:002014-06-02T10:09:58.304-05:00I agree. I haven't really tried short stories,...I agree. I haven't really tried short stories, but for me journaling is the lower-stakes writing assignment. Character sketches, drafting a scene, describing a setting - all seem easier to do in a short journal entry.Marissa Burthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079821721448782710noreply@blogger.com