Research

Today's question is about research.

What have been some of your best experiences doing research? How about the worst?

My former was finding that one of the characters I made up existed in real life.  The latter was when I realized that my main character couldn't have possibly been where and when I put him and I had to find a new main character.  Despite all that, I am a big fan of research.  I believe it enriches the story no matter what.

Three Men in a Box

I had a dream last night which woke me up out of a sound sleep.  I was trying to write my way out of the situation which my dream presented me.

Three men in a hospital room.  There is a monitor at the nurse's station which goes blank for a moment.  When the monitor comes back on there is nothing but a blood-smeared sheet on the screen and the three men have disappeared from the room.  I woke up thinking, how do I write my way out of this box?

What would you write?

Mondays

Do you find it strange and annoying that I love Mondays?  How do you feel about Mondays?  Do you have a best day of the week?

I once dated a man who was born on a Thursday, and that was always his best day of the week.  Perhaps I love Mondays because I work weekends, and Mondays are actually my Saturdays.  Or maybe it's only because the Eagles won yesterday. 

The Bust

Do you own a bust of any writer?  If you could choose one, who would it be, or does the idea of a bust turn you off?

I, myself, do not own a bust of any writer.  If I could, it would be the bust that Rodin did of Rilke, but never told him about.  I'm writing a book called The Bust, so I guess that's where this question came from.