When is it research, and when is it voyeurism?
Research or Voyeurism?
When is it research, and when is it voyeurism?
History, Real Life, and Faith
When is it research, and when is it voyeurism?
in Books· Life's challenges
How literature affects our life–whether we mean it to or not.
in Traveler's Tales· Writing Life
Have you ever been house touring? We’ve always enjoyed the scene in A&E’s Pride and Prejudice where Elizabeth Bennett tours Mr. Darcy‘s mansion and shocks both of them by meeting him down by the lake. Apparently even 200 years ago, visiting the large unique homes of the wealthy was a tourist past time. Touring homes, however, is something I don’t…
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in Traveler's Tales· Writing Life
Research Serendipity in a small Tennessee town.
in Writing Life
The Ipad is an invaluable tool for research. I discovered that for the first time in 2012. It more than paid for itself in ease during a two-week swing through the South researching a novel. Here are three ways it made a great difference in my ease of research: 1. Camera. At the University of Kentucky,, I could handle actual…
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Every time I’m in London, I visit Westminster Abbey. A lovely Anglican cathedral across the street from London’s golden Parliament buildings, it’s been there for nearly a thousand years. Originally built outside the London walls, the Roman Catholic abbey is now in the center of town. Winston Churchill’s World War II Cabinet rooms hide just down the street. Big Ben…
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