tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844877013899873609.post8858898478065777126..comments2023-08-25T07:41:10.706-07:00Comments on For the Love of Military Romance: Putting in the ResearchMelissa Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12782188611371146688noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844877013899873609.post-81305206700039996962013-07-11T12:52:54.522-07:002013-07-11T12:52:54.522-07:00No, coming across jargon that I'm not familiar...No, coming across jargon that I'm not familiar with does not stop me from reading. If I can't figure it out, then I'll look it up. Good post!Karen Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01879661976460705463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844877013899873609.post-17585710320573079392013-07-10T13:42:07.546-07:002013-07-10T13:42:07.546-07:00Sharon,
You're lucky that you're tapped i...Sharon,<br /><br />You're lucky that you're tapped into the SEAL community through your son. :)<br /><br />I don't doubt that I have some stuff in my books wrong- some of this is intentional. For example I have Rawls, who is an officer as the team Corpsman even though this is generally an enlisted skill. But I made that extenuating circumstances. He had years of medical school before his life changed course and he quit school and joined the Navy. <br /><br />But I'm sure there are other things that I just don't know are inaccurate. (shrug)I do the very best I can. Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05796907843151630212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844877013899873609.post-85470359516646596582013-07-10T13:34:47.336-07:002013-07-10T13:34:47.336-07:00The fact she didn't even spell SEAL correctly ...The fact she didn't even spell SEAL correctly immediately put my back up--LOL. But I gave her the benefit of the doubt. I thought it could be a typo. But nope, everyone time she used it was spelled the same way, and then the other inaccuracies started showing up. <br /><br />Good to hear you don't have a problem with military jargon in a book. Some of it is so colorful, I think it really adds to the reading experience. But my editors have been so worried about my readers getting confused, I've been pulling the jargon out and substituting something else. I've asked if we can include a glossary so I can use the words I want and the readers can find out the meaning if they're interested.<br /><br />We'll be including a English/Arapaho dictionary in this one since one of my characters is Arapaho and uses some of that language through out. I don't see the harm in adding a glossary for the Navy jargon. Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05796907843151630212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844877013899873609.post-2428654699459207072013-07-10T13:28:23.571-07:002013-07-10T13:28:23.571-07:00Hey Kaylea,
I don't think you can ever get t...Hey Kaylea, <br /><br />I don't think you can ever get the research perfect unless you are writing in a field you're intimately aware of--or unless you give the book to someone to read who is intimately familiar with the subject. But at the very least you can do as much research through books and internet as possible.<br /><br />That was what bothered me so much about this author's work. She hadn't even googled the subject. If she'd googled it, she would know you don't spell SEAL as Seal.Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05796907843151630212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844877013899873609.post-60093896187765536392013-07-08T07:13:46.692-07:002013-07-08T07:13:46.692-07:00I get frustrated too, reading over authors with no...I get frustrated too, reading over authors with no familiarity with the SEAL community. I purposely change details and things for the story, but it isn't a matter of poor research. That author thinks the label SEAL is everything, and it isn't. <br /><br />You'd think these issues would not come up with a traditionally published author, but recently a very high profile author had a Trident on the cover in the form of a tattoo, and it was backwards.<br /><br />Good on you for researching the details and spending the time getting it right. But I see mistakes all the time all over the place, and yes, I agree, it's annoying. One thing to intentionally make a change like sometimes I do in my books, for a specific reason, and another to just not know. Sharon Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733653906932403080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844877013899873609.post-76272721750888178962013-07-07T21:53:46.173-07:002013-07-07T21:53:46.173-07:00"She didn’t even spell SEAL correctly." ...<i>"She didn’t even spell SEAL correctly."</i> - That's pretty unforgivable right there when not even the main subject is correct. <br /><br />As for your question, the answer is no. If I'm unfamiliar with jargon I will look it up if I really can not figure out what it means in context. There are some words, like FUBAR, that can't be so easily explained without spelling it out, but then usually the author includes a glossary at the beginning or the end of a book. But it never stops me from reading. In fact, it's nice to learn something new.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5844877013899873609.post-60021488033260856312013-07-07T07:14:58.708-07:002013-07-07T07:14:58.708-07:00I'm with you, Trish. I try my best to get the ...I'm with you, Trish. I try my best to get the details right too, so I would expect an author to at least put some effort into research before they write about a military/law enforcement character. Kaylea Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09865705591442097978noreply@blogger.com