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Betty Tindle wrote:
>
> The story will be graded not only for creativity but in this case credibility
> (altho that is most certainly NOT needed in fiction)

Willful suspense of disbelief can only go so far ---
credibility/plausibility/integral logic, whilst not absolutely needed in
fiction, is an important determinant in evaluating the worth of the
writing. :-)




to help us learn one aspect
> of research. (Not everyone, for those who go on to become writers, will write
> only fiction). Each of us was allowed to pick our area for the research aspect.
> I chose the web. I have done lots of research for classes at the library.
> Thought it would be fun to do on the web with actual insight from other people.
> Not just searching the web, which I am doing too. Use google.com all the time
> myself and have loads of bookmarks about hang gliding and para gliding. And to
> be perfectly honest, sometimes I just dont get the "technical" aspects of
> something because I become impatient while reading it. You help when you
> explain things in laymans terms. Hope that helps! :)
>
> Betty
>
> The Sergent Family wrote:
>
> > Betty,
> >
> > Youve been a real good sport about some of the teasing youve received from
> > others and myself in this group. I certainly believe youve earned some
> > help with your "story". But first, you have to be truthful about why you
> > REALLY want the information.
> > If you were just doing a short story for your class, doing a web search on
> > the topic would have been the simplest thing to do. I did a search
> > (google.com) for "paragliding" and came up with hundreds of web sites, some
> > of which had detailed information about the sport and even horrific
> > accident/structural failure reports.
> > So, Betty, what is the REAL reason you want to know how to kill someone?
> > Are you planning to commit premeditated murder yourself?? Perhaps a
> > co-worker, a business partner, that husband you say you dont have, OR, that
> > unruly kid is your class?!?!? Or, by going public, are you really seeking
> > help to stop your killing spree before it starts?
> > The truth will set you free.
> >
> > Phil
> >
> > "Betty Tindle" wrote in message
> > news:3A5063B2.41A9B1F2@lvcm.com...
> > > I am writing a short story for my class, a mystery about someone who is
> > > killed while paragliding (or similar device). I however need help as I
> > > do not know anything about this form of recreation. Can anyone direct me
> > > to a good web site which will not only show pictures of these devices
> > > but give some information about how they work etc.... Big point, can
> > > something like that even be rigged for premeditated murder??? (Sorry, I
> > > really am ignorant about this sport, which is why I chose it!) Thanks
> > > for ANY and all help!
> > >
> > > Betty
> > >

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