tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32528082.post7362502834860483103..comments2023-08-11T04:33:49.146-04:00Comments on Books, beer and barbarians: Guest post from author Darby HarnTyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09192814826756623212noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32528082.post-80244484407154736872011-11-14T19:25:46.267-05:002011-11-14T19:25:46.267-05:00Charles, I agree the writer doesn't have to kn...Charles, I agree the writer doesn't have to know everything. Hemingway took it to an extreme. Michael Piller, another influence in me, believed in zen writing. Basically the answer is out there somewhere in your subconscious. It's there and you will find it, when you need it. <br /><br />That's where I come down more often than not. I open a door but don't always go through. I leave it open, in case I do later.Darbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03437443961716194647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32528082.post-21891437068987028912011-11-14T17:12:26.032-05:002011-11-14T17:12:26.032-05:00Usually what I don't know, I can figure out in...Usually what I don't know, I can figure out in a matter of seconds. Every once in a while I'll even test myself and run silly questions about my fantasy world through my head. Stuff like, "Okay, what would Jorsican tribesmen have regularly eaten in the year 400 A.A.?" Even someone who has read all my fantasy works would have little clue as to what I'm talking about. The Jorsicans have barely been introduced as a race of men, and I've written nothing around the year 400.<br /><br />But the answer is "fish."<br /><br />If I can't figure it out, I can always make it up.Tyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09192814826756623212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32528082.post-34477747656647380642011-11-14T09:04:49.452-05:002011-11-14T09:04:49.452-05:00I agree with that iceberg principle, although I...I agree with that iceberg principle, although I'm not sure the writer necessarily has to know everything either.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com