tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828727132315088852.post7457067133061461677..comments2024-01-18T08:29:25.601+00:00Comments on Writer Revealed: On ResearchDollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08144739453424963436noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828727132315088852.post-35637396839625320642010-04-15T06:46:24.109+01:002010-04-15T06:46:24.109+01:00C R,
that's a very disciplined approach :-)C R,<br /><br />that's a very disciplined approach :-)Dollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144739453424963436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828727132315088852.post-83732585433059971542010-04-15T00:02:46.716+01:002010-04-15T00:02:46.716+01:00I'm with Adam, my settings are more fantasy th...I'm with Adam, my settings are more fantasy than reality oriented so I don't usually have a lot of research to do. <br /><br />However, one work in particular <i>did</i> require some research at certain points. What I do is allot a specific amount of time towards research and if I don't have all the answers when my time is up then I just tag the spot to come back to when I'm done the draft.C R Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13212244053084461118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828727132315088852.post-2178266113664386462010-04-13T22:59:32.094+01:002010-04-13T22:59:32.094+01:00I write fantasy, mostly, so my research is minimal...I write fantasy, mostly, so my research is minimal. :)<br /><br />The little I do, I do as I need, which generally means either when I come across something in the plan, or during the first draft.<br /><br />If I don't wish to interrupt my writing, I put a note in saying "RESEARCH!" :-)<br /><br />AdamAdamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18041390205721204791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828727132315088852.post-38119422890802122422010-04-13T21:23:45.498+01:002010-04-13T21:23:45.498+01:00Ana,
Great to have you back :-) Your approach is ...Ana,<br /><br />Great to have you back :-) Your approach is great, but in that case either you would have to accurately know the facts you need to research or have a story in which it would not be important to have facts. So I guess it would depend on the purpose of writing and the intention for it. <br /><br /><br />Jamie,<br /><br />Ditto - love learning but get lazy too. In my case more accurately get sidetracked. I might start looking for something specific, but then probably end up somewhere else reading something totally irrelevant. Oh well, the joys of Internet.<br /><br />Erica,<br /><br />What can I say? I am a sad case. I love feeling like school approach :P Yes, I have said this before - I loved school not because I paid a lot of attention, but because I had a lot of fun there, and actually I do kind of wish I had learned more, so now I am making up for it.Dollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144739453424963436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828727132315088852.post-72416385947953128612010-04-13T21:11:17.520+01:002010-04-13T21:11:17.520+01:00I do a little of both, during and after. I'm n...I do a little of both, during and after. I'm not big on research, I know I should be, but Ugh. It's like school...LOL I try to avoid at all costs ;o)Don't get me wrong I do like learning, I know it doesn't sound like it, but when I'm writing I want it to be about that alone, ya know? <br /><br />Great post!erica m. chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14773306703153110737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828727132315088852.post-2450463038368881562010-04-13T21:03:36.186+01:002010-04-13T21:03:36.186+01:00I'm with you - I wait until the draft is done,...I'm with you - I wait until the draft is done, at least...unless I find myself stuck because I need to know a detail before I can move on. I don't mind research, I love learning new things, but I'm lazy too. And I get distracted (as we all do). Neither of which bodes well for researching first. <br /><br />I suppose if I ever get to the point where I'm writing on proposal, I'll have to do some of the research up front, but for now, I'm content to wait until revisions. :-)Jamie D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05486427517423813962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828727132315088852.post-62356138843860624792010-04-13T20:48:38.769+01:002010-04-13T20:48:38.769+01:00Dear Dolly,
If I have a hunch to write a story, I...Dear Dolly,<br /><br />If I have a hunch to write a story, I do it there and then and than the research follows. Though I must admit that on my last WIP Historical Novel I went in with the ideas in my head and just wrote the story and than got factual data from the Internet at the same time as I was writing to set the realism of the scene and to gain clarity of what was happening in the story. I think research depends on how I am drawn to what I am writing, and whether I want to make it factual enough as well as the underlining interest.<br /><br />I also got inspired along the way with historical information that was related to what I wrote, but I wouldn't go back and change it, just see it for what it is and see whether the inspiration would entice me to continue the story. Up to now it has had it's moments.<br /><br />No set path for research on me here.<br /><br />Great to be back on your blog. :)Trulyanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15630230706604318830noreply@blogger.com