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By: Writing Spies: How to Find Bugs | Writers In The Storm

Writing Spies: How to Find Bugs | Writers In The Storm — Mon, 15 Jun 2015 16:22:08 +0000

[…] our last Writing Spies article, we talked about bugging rooms.* But what if our characters need to know if a room is already […]

By: Piper Bayard

Piper Bayard — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 05:49:46 +0000

In reply to pmillhouse. Glad we could help. :)

By: Piper Bayard

Piper Bayard — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 05:49:18 +0000

In reply to C. M. Keller. Thank you.

By: C. M. Keller

C. M. Keller — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 19:22:55 +0000

Fascinating!

By: pmillhouse

pmillhouse — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 00:08:14 +0000

Timely post for my NaNo project. Thanks!

By: Piper Bayard

Piper Bayard — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 18:48:45 +0000

In reply to Matthew Wright. Holmes and I actually love the Bond films specifically because they ARE comedy. They never take themselves too seriously. Even better on that score are the Pink Panther movies. And you're right about the patience. Espionage is often a very long term investment. Glad you enjoyed the post. :)

By: Matthew Wright

Matthew Wright — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 05:08:19 +0000

Very cool! And, absolutely, the onus is on authors to get this sort of detail right. Unless they're Ian Fleming, who I suspect was writing about a parallel universe, exactly like ours EXCEPT for all the details about how intelligence operatives work. Must admit I get - er - bugged by the wrong history and wrong science detail in novels and movies. Bond's ridiculous magnet watch in 'Live and Let Die', for instance. (That said, I do enjoy Bond movies...they - er - they are comedy, aren't they...). I have to say, the take-home lesson I get here is that the main skill a spook needs is that of a home handyman...and patience. Lots of patience.

By: Piper Bayard

Piper Bayard — Mon, 17 Nov 2014 20:53:56 +0000

In reply to Jenny Hansen. I was surprised, too. I love talking with Holmes about these things. I always learn something. He, on the other hand, always learns from me how little the general public knows. There surely is equipment to scan for bugs, but that is a topic for another post. :)

By: Jenny Hansen

Jenny Hansen — Mon, 17 Nov 2014 19:13:04 +0000

It's fascinating to me how much they can do in 5 minutes, Piper. And totally crazy that they can just swap out a switch plate or drill into a baseboard to wire things up. Is there equipment that scans for bugs?

By: Piper Bayard

Piper Bayard — Mon, 17 Nov 2014 17:10:15 +0000

It's an honor, Orly. 🙂