11-26-2020, 03:13 AM
More useless trivia - On the mob stuff, I don't really do any research. I just pull from the many
years of TV shows and movies that I've seen. I DO however Google "Italian surnames" so that I can
make sure to "get 'em right". Also, I don't use any names, knowingly, that have any basis in reality.
Like, I won't use the name Gambino in one of my made up stories unless it's just a reference to that
name/family. The actual Gambino crime family, I wouldn't use in a made-up story because I prefer to
keep it all original AND free from "actual living persons".
Everything else, pretty much the same. I'll Google Irish surnames, Scottish surnames, whatever I need
for any particular piece I'm putting together. I like it to have an authentic feel without being stereotypical
or hacky. But I just make it all up on the spot as it fits in the storyline.
I do sometimes Google certain things to be as factual as possible. If I were to be writing a story about
say, a welder? I'd do some Googling to make sure whatever I wrote made sense in a real world context.
If I feel I need to do that, then I will. But mostly, what I write doesn't require that much depth as far
as research goes. It's mostly so that I can keep an air of realness to things.
years of TV shows and movies that I've seen. I DO however Google "Italian surnames" so that I can
make sure to "get 'em right". Also, I don't use any names, knowingly, that have any basis in reality.
Like, I won't use the name Gambino in one of my made up stories unless it's just a reference to that
name/family. The actual Gambino crime family, I wouldn't use in a made-up story because I prefer to
keep it all original AND free from "actual living persons".
Everything else, pretty much the same. I'll Google Irish surnames, Scottish surnames, whatever I need
for any particular piece I'm putting together. I like it to have an authentic feel without being stereotypical
or hacky. But I just make it all up on the spot as it fits in the storyline.
I do sometimes Google certain things to be as factual as possible. If I were to be writing a story about
say, a welder? I'd do some Googling to make sure whatever I wrote made sense in a real world context.
If I feel I need to do that, then I will. But mostly, what I write doesn't require that much depth as far
as research goes. It's mostly so that I can keep an air of realness to things.
