Comments on: Seven tips to help you become a better fact checker

By: Iain Broome

Iain Broome — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:38:56 +0000

@Bree You’re absolutely right there. My novel is about a man who is caring for his wife after she’s had a stroke, so I had to do a LOT of research to make sure I did the subject justice while maintaining the flow of the narrative. Tough!

By: Bree

Bree — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:03:10 +0000

And don’t forget that checking facts can help make your fiction writing better as well. You never want someone to stop reading because incorrect facts broke the flow of the storyline.

By: Meryl K Evans

Meryl K Evans — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:35:22 +0000

This should become a viral email so all those who keep forwarding urban legends must read it. Imagine how much email clutter we’d lose if people would check before hitting “Forward.”

As for writing … writers just have to be savvy about figuring out what info is accurate and not accurate. I remember researching a story and came across data on a reputable site. I added it to my story and finished it. Then when I went back, I wanted to be sure about the facts. Later, I find out that fact was wrong. Scary and grateful I took the time to check.

By: Iain Broome

Iain Broome — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:36:02 +0000

@Carla Me too – I’d only heard of Snopes. I occasionally visit the land of common sense too. But not often. Unfortunately.

By: Eric C

Eric C — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:31:13 +0000

A really different way of looking at this. Good job.

By: Carla

Carla — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:52:12 +0000

Thank you for these resources! I know about snopes.com, but I didn’t know about the rest. I will keep these links in mind!

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uberVU - social comments — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:07:02 +0000

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By: Mary Ward

Mary Ward — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:26:46 +0000

Most welcome, Iain. As for the turnaround, record time and I love it! Thanks!!

By: Iain Broome

Iain Broome — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:22:59 +0000

@George Thanks for the comment and support as always George. I’ve spent most of the year concentrating on posts that were mainly related to fiction writing, so I thought it would be nice to fetaure something aimed more at journalists and the like. I think Write for Your Life’s readers can be forgiven for perhaps forgetting that I’m actually a full-time professional copywriter!

@Mary Thank you for getting in touch and submitting this post – much appreciated. A speedy turnaround, eh?!

By: Mary Ward

Mary Ward — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:30:27 +0000

Thanks, George! Glad you found them useful, and that you agree!

By the way, I do have more guest post articles on writing if you are interested in one . You can email me at mwardbmg at gmail dot com