![]() ![]() Then I push the edges of that reality a little further and see what happens. Most of my J.F.Penn thrillers are set in the present day and I like to have 95% reality in terms of places, historical accuracy and actual events. If you introduce something that jolts the reader, the ‘fictive dream' is interrupted. For many genres, research can help you avoid this. ![]() When people read a story, they want to sink into your fictional world. ![]() In terms of reader expectation, research is critical in genres like historical fiction, as it will help you to create an accurate world and ground the story in reality. Or, if you have pre-existing ideas, research allows you to develop them further. You can go into the research phase with no concrete agenda, as I often do, and emerge with a clear idea of how your story will unfold. For fiction, it can provide ideas on which to build your characters and plot. ![]() If you're writing non-fiction, research will most likely be the basis of your book. If you’d like more help, check out my course: How to Write a Novel: From Idea to First Draft to Finished Manuscript. In this article, I’ll explain how to conduct research for your books, how to organize and manage the information you find, plus how to know when to stop researching and start writing. It's one of the most fun parts of the book creation process for me, but I definitely need to make sure I don't disappear down the rabbit-hole of research and forget to actually write! ![]()
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