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How Much Research Is Really Enough? Building Worlds, Bringing Back Worlds

How Much Research Is Really Enough? Building Worlds, Bringing Back Worlds

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Mary Carroll Moore
Aug 17, 2018
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A writer from Minneapolis recently sent me a good question about research.  He wondered how much and what kind of research a writer should do when writing historical novels.  I've gotten the same question from writers working on fantasy or sci-fi novels.  When is enough, enough?  When do you stop researching and start writing?  Or vice versa?



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