Writing Excuses Episode 24: Research

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 23:01:00 GMT

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Writing Excuses Episode 24: Research

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Key points: Do just enough research to get by. Be curious, but don't overdo it, stick with a couple of key details, not everything you found. Think it through -- after you do the research, what does your specific situation do to that? Don't be afraid of Dr. Google and Wikipedia.
( What's Inside? )
Writing prompt: write a scene in which a character is performing an activity about which you know nothing. Pick an activity about which you know nothing, go to Wikipedia and read up on it, and then write the scene. [I know exactly what you're thinking. I'm not going to say it. I'm not going to go there.]

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Writing Excuses Episode 24: Research