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Hey, fellow insecure writers. How's it going?

My writing lately is mostly for the quarterly newsletter I write for my day job - but hey, writing is writing, right? And since space in the newsletter is limited and I have a LOT to cover in it, I get great practice at making every single word count. But it keeps me too busy, so this month I'll move right into the optional IWSG question:

What is the weirdest/coolest thing you ever had to research for your story?

Well, if you've read the blurb for my latest release, I ... uh ... yeaaah, forget that one. I'm gonna go in a different direction here. I'd say the weirdest research I've done for a story was to identify a tasteless poison that could be easily disguised on something like, oh, say ... Smarties.

Want one?


 

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Comments

Julie Flanders said…
Ooh now I want to research that poison. How fun!! I'll probably freak out the next time I see Smarties in the store. :D
5/03/2017 7:05 AM
S.A. Larsenッ said…
Oohh...a tasteless poison! I bet that was fun research. I recently (like yesterday) had to find the most potent mint. It's fresh peppermint, in case you were wondering. :)
5/03/2017 7:07 AM
Jennifer Lane said…
Hehehe. Vibrator research? As a candy devotee I have to say that I hate Smarties so I wouldn't fall prey to your evil machinations!
5/03/2017 7:12 AM
Crystal Collier said…
You were researching poison, I was researching disappearing a body... Hey, it's all good.
5/03/2017 7:21 AM
L. Diane Wolfe said…
Smarties don't have much taste so a tasteless poison would blend well.
5/03/2017 7:34 AM
Nancy Gideon said…
Ah, geez! Thanks for ruining that for me, Nicki! Smarties . . . the bastards.
5/03/2017 7:38 AM
Cathrina Constantine said…
Now that's totally interesting :) I won't be able to look at a Smartie ever the same...
5/03/2017 8:03 AM
Madeline Mora-Summonte said…
See, now other posts talk about cooking and baking as part of their research, which of course makes me hungry and want to eat all sorts of things I probably shouldn't. Your post about the Smarties? Not so much. So, thank you for that. :)
5/03/2017 8:05 AM
Nicola said…
I'm with the others - researching sweeties - I mean poison - LOL!!! - sounds like fun :)
5/03/2017 8:49 AM
Alex J. Cavanaugh said…
I'll take a Smarties but pass on the poison.
5/03/2017 11:47 AM
Olga Godim said…
Researching a poison - yuck! But who am I to wrinkle my nose. I researched a homemade bomb after all.
5/03/2017 6:47 PM
Sarah Foster said…
Now I'll never trust a Smartie again...
5/03/2017 7:25 PM
Anonymous said…
Poisoned Smarties? Oh, be still my beating heart! I can't wait to share this at my next breakfast with my writing co-conspirator/murder writing friend. What next, Poisoned Peeps?
5/03/2017 8:21 PM
dolorah said…
Oooh, send me your research, lol.
5/03/2017 10:17 PM
Nick Wilford said…
That's an interesting one! It looks like Smarties in the UK are different from yours - wonder if ours could be similarly tampered with.
5/04/2017 7:16 AM
Susan Gourley/Kelley said…
Smarties, the coolest, most harmless of candies. We know not to trick or treat at your house.
5/08/2017 1:40 PM
Tara Tyler said…
Look at your progress! You're doing so well! And fun weird research =) I hope real criminals don't read our devious plots!
I was wondering how life is in Chicago? Hope you're doing well, looks like you are!

Tara Tyler Talks
5/15/2017 8:57 AM
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