tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545708523638136271.post7682060173163004142..comments2024-03-08T00:12:40.370-08:00Comments on Strange Woman Standing in Mud, Looking at Birds: I Love My Job, But It Is Still Work.Lisa Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05999611419393598550noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545708523638136271.post-17114694700646797352015-02-18T10:21:11.386-08:002015-02-18T10:21:11.386-08:00I too have started fiction writing, and I cannot f...I too have started fiction writing, and I cannot fathom writing about a paleontologist. It's too close to home. My first short story was about a field biologist, and things ended...well, it was Lovecraftian-themed, so not well! <br /><br />You demonstrate exactly why it is so important to have non-work related interests. Many people not in the field have trouble imagining paleontologists as not intense about dinosaurs (or their fossil of choice) 24/7. We don't eat, breathe, and sleep paleontology. Hobbyists, I think (but don't know) can afford that all-consuming drive. Since we're in it for the good times and the bad, we have to pace ourselves. That's also a skill that takes time and practice!<br /><br />Thank you for your comment! I have to know: did the geologist die a horrid or a quick death?Lisa Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999611419393598550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1545708523638136271.post-75122068682459879132015-02-18T09:49:56.016-08:002015-02-18T09:49:56.016-08:00You put this very well. Yes, most days are wonderf...You put this very well. Yes, most days are wonderful. Others... Well I don't always want to go to work. This week, for example, has been brutal. But it's my job, not my hobby, so I have to do it, whether I feel like it or not.<br /><br />I'm working on writing a novel (a trilogy actually). On finding out that I'm a writer for fun, folks often ask if I write about paleontology. The answer is no. A solid no! Paleontology is my job. I like it, but I try to keep it out of my hobbies, because it makes my hobbies work. This is hard for people to 'get' because for them, paleo might be their hobby.<br /><br />I'll add that I did put a geologist in a story once. That was a stretch. A little close to work. So I killed him off in the second chapter. ;)Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07533475322438942182noreply@blogger.com