Wednesday 13 February 2013

The Artist Unleashed: RESEARCHING SEALS & SEA LIONS, by Krystalyn Drown

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  1. I saw SEALS in the titles and instantly thought of the hot males in romances. Ooops! Not that kind of seal.

    I love the extent you went to in researching this post, Krystalyn.

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    1. LOL Oh trust me, I found lots of those type of seals when researching on the internet. =)

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  2. The only place I’ve ever gone to do research was Dublin (for Milligan and Murphy) and we made the mistake of going on a weekend when most of the place was closed down. On the whole it was a bitter disappointment—full of people from the Continent. In fact the first day we were there the girl on the till in Tesco could barely speak English. I kept waiting to feel something wandering down streets were Beckett would have wandered but they were just streets. I really don’t pick up on vibes. Bought a few good books which were helpful but that was about it. The Internet is the first place I jump to these days. Of course there was no Internet when I wrote my first two books. Then I had to trudge to the library to check my facts. It really is a wonderful tool. Where else can you find the best wine to go with crow in under five minutes because I doubt if it took me much longer to locate that wee gem.


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    1. Oh, I wish I had decent libraries around here to do research. Ours are very small and not well stocked. The Internet is the first place I go now too. How wonderful that you got to go to Dublin though!

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  3. I would love to see them in their natural habitat. When I visited San Francisco, there were so many either seals or sea lions (not sure), it was uncomfortable watching them. Very interesting post.

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    1. If they were loud, they were probably sea lions. If they were quiet, they were seals. I'd love to go to San Franciso some day.

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  4. Being from Seattle originally I love sea lions! This book sounds pretty cool.

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    1. Thanks! My dream is to live in the Pacific northwest someday.

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  5. I bet Sea World was a cool place to work. never thought about it, but I guess seals would kind of flop along to move.

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    1. I loved working at Sea World. The polar bears were my favorite, but seeing as how they're not too friendly, they wouldn't make very good main characters. =)

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  6. I grew up in Oregon and miss seeing the sea lions.

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    1. Legasea is set in Oregon! My sisters and I want to plan a getaway there soon.

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  7. I saw some sea lions recently after my friends and I took a boat out to a nearby island off the west coast of Australia :) Fun times.

    I would LOVE to go places just for writing research, and would do if I could afford it. :)

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    1. I wish I could go places just for research as well. We had already planned the trip to San Diego. The seals were just my bonus.

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