tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2091700778275524261.post8350468832639710428..comments2024-03-29T03:14:19.231-05:00Comments on Fire Star Press: Research, by Mike GonzalesLivia J Washburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2091700778275524261.post-90171158660539576552017-06-23T18:40:59.763-05:002017-06-23T18:40:59.763-05:00Kaye, I have written over twenty novels thus far. ...Kaye, I have written over twenty novels thus far. Two are published, one is in the que, and two are with the publisher now. I’m here to tell you, there is never an end to research, never! <br />And with Google Earth you can now go stand on the ground that might be the land of your story, allowing you to describe it very accurately. One thing you have to be careful of, given how readily available information is these days, don’t overdo it! <br />In the 19th century authors had to be very descriptive in describing other lands, the pyramids of Egypt, the Amazon Jungle, Paris, because in those days all people had seen of such places were wood cut pictures, in black and white!<br />Today, the mere mention of those places gives rise to vivid mental images. Why? We’ve all seen them in the movies and on TV, no need to spend a chapter describing them.<br />Even the phrase “The cratered red surface of Mars,” allows the reader to see that place, perhaps from having seen “The Martian.” <br />Michael E. Gonzales, Fictionisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05972192356723281709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2091700778275524261.post-81093952817818184332017-06-23T18:25:36.862-05:002017-06-23T18:25:36.862-05:00I may be living in your alternate reality!I may be living in your alternate reality!Michael E. Gonzales, Fictionisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05972192356723281709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2091700778275524261.post-86935558357364003132017-06-05T17:42:45.724-05:002017-06-05T17:42:45.724-05:00Michael,
This statement is true for me: "Reg...Michael,<br /><br />This statement is true for me: "Regardless of how enthralled an author may be with the tome they are pouring their emotion into, there is always something that author must become more familiar with in order to give the story gravitas." I spend an inordinate amount of time in this stage of writing a story, and I can't finish a story until I'm comfortable that I've delved to a sufficient depth of understanding what I'm including in the story.<br /><br />On your comment explaining the possible collision between our universe and another bubble... Wow! I'm intrigued with this idea.Kaye Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530735658588595790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2091700778275524261.post-85005449771495842752017-06-02T12:43:16.138-05:002017-06-02T12:43:16.138-05:00I am batman. I like it!I am batman. I like it!Mollie Hunt, Cat Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05668639338555022476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2091700778275524261.post-46281050468959760082017-06-01T22:42:03.430-05:002017-06-01T22:42:03.430-05:00In the light of my blog, check out this article by...In the light of my blog, check out this article by Mike Wehner, Published June 01, 2017<br /><br />Scientists may have found evidence of a parallel universe!<br /><br />The idea that we might be living in just one of an infinite number of universes has been fodder for scientific debate and sci-fi movie plots for a long time, but coming up with evidence to support the theory has been hard to come by. Now, researchers have discovered something in space that they can't quite account for, and one of the possible explanations is that -- are you sitting down? -- our universe actually bumped into a neighboring, parallel one.<br /><br />When gazing into the heavens, scientists spotted what they refer to as a "cold" area of space. It was observed some time ago, and explaining it proved difficult, but a 2015 study suggested it was merely an area of the universe in which the number of galaxies is dramatically lower than the rest. Unfortunately, subsequent investigations couldn't support that finding, and a new study by Durham University suggests the slim possibility that it's actually evidence of parallel universes is still on the table.<br /><br />The multiverse theory hinges on the idea that all possible outcomes of any given scenario are all playing out at the same time in a layered reality of which we are only experiencing one layer. It's a wild idea that has a foundation in quantum mechanics, but it's also entirely unproven.<br /><br />As the study states, the researchers believe the mysterious cold spot, while still totally unexplained, could actually be "the remnant of a collision between our universe and another 'bubble' universe during an early inflationary phase." In short, if the idea is correct, our early universe collided with another young universe early on, causing something of a "bruise" which we are able to observe today.<br />Michael E. Gonzales, Fictionisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05972192356723281709noreply@blogger.com