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01-23-2005, 05:54 PM
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so this one's kind of weird
I know there are a lot of things wrong with the novel I am writing. I am going through, trying to fix them as best as I can. I have made a list of all the things that I need to research.
So now for the weirdo list
1. assassinations, how they're done and by whom, etc.
2. psychopaths
3. terrorists
if anyone can direct me to some of this anywhere...i would be really grateful.
and no, I'm not a terrorist
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01-23-2005, 07:15 PM
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Wordsmith
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Um, what kind of assassins? Ninjas? CIA spooks? Mercenaries?
What kind of psychopaths? Hannibal type? Stalker? etc.
What kind of terrorists? At the very least mention from what country the terrorists from your story comes from. Basically, you can create any type of terrorist organization. There isn't any handbook on the requirements.
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01-23-2005, 07:24 PM
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what kind of assassins? Mercenaries, i guess.
psychopaths? not stalkers or Hannibal types, not really insane in the traditional sense, more just like they have really weird ideas and their actions can be illogical. oh, and some of them are kind of sadists.
terrorists? well, my terrorists are russian.
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01-24-2005, 07:41 AM
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Wordsmith
Join Date: Sep 2004
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a key part of the job of being a writer is doing the requisite research... surely you know how to google, don't you?...
it used to be we had to spend hours and days and weeks on end in libraries, to research our work, but now you're lucky enough to have the net and google... so, USE it!... if you need guidance in how to do that, let me know and i'll give you step-by-step instructions, ok?
love and hugs, maia
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