Isn’t it marvelous when a trip taken for one purpose can be made to fulfill another purpose at the same time?
My husband traveled recently for business purposes. I was able to tag along. While he attended meetings, I did research. His business meetings were conducted in a famous old hotel in one of the world’s playgrounds of the wealthy.
In the murder mystery I am writing, one of my characters is apprehended in a public place populated by the affluent. It turns out that the hotel in Palm Beach is the perfect location for the scene.
So while my husband is working, I poke around the hotel and take notes. I record descriptions, floor plans, names of bars, meeting rooms, et cetera. During what could have been mind-numbing hours of waiting for my husband, I do research.
The bonus is I will have the information saved in a file for future use in other stories. Knowing how fruitful my imagination is, I have no doubt that I will collect a few story ideas at the same time.
Twofers: two for the price of one. I love it when one event can serve dual purposes.
What a GREAT way to do some research for your book! I want to call you Jessica! 🙂
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A great compliment — the series Murder She Wrote ran a long time!
Plus, she rocks! (Although I do think she brought bad luck with her on her travels! 😉 )
I’ve been accused of the same. After FL, we visited friends in Arkansas. They were sure we’d bring a tornado with us. In the past, it seems the tornados followed where we traveled. 🙂
Eek! That is bad! So long as you were one step ahead of them, I guess it’s okay! 😉
Palm Beach? You’re in my neck of the woods! Not that I live near Worth Ave, lol….
So sorry we didn’t get to share a cuppa. . . .