Connie's Corner

Lab work and writing

I had blood work done last Thursday for an upcoming doctor's visit. It was to check my sed rate and crp which are inflammatory markers. Both were in a good range...which result I suspected very highly before going to the lab. But I guess it is nice to be positively informed. A good thing at any rate.

On the same day our life History group met, and it was especially enjoyable, maybe because we had a small group (5, normally 12-13). After reading our stories aloud, we had lots of time for discussion, and it made the time fly by whereas sometimes it seems to drag...just sayin'.

Today, my local writers' group (Writers Alliance of Gainesville) met for their monthly Sunday program. The topic was "How to Write Fight Scenes". Dan Sharp, the speaker,who is a research scientist at UF in real life, gave us lots of information on different weapons, how a fight scene must have a purpose in a story, and how not to lose your reader with too much detail. He gave us several demonstrations with guns, knives and yes, a walking stick. The knife scene gave me a flashback of Psycho! And, get this, if you are within 21 feet of your attacker, a stick will beat pulling a gun every time. Who knew? Hope I never have to use that information!