tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1890965705973577389.post1473765179566815829..comments2023-07-08T07:17:39.447-07:00Comments on Once Upon a Novelist: How do you research?Josiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01891614490103342485noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1890965705973577389.post-21914950528001372732009-09-26T09:13:12.348-07:002009-09-26T09:13:12.348-07:00I think it would depend. I haven't yet written...I think it would depend. I haven't yet written/plannned a novel based, for example, in WWII, or in a foreign country - a novel where there would necessarily be references throughout. *If* I was to do this, I think I would probably give myself 3 months (or however long) to do research and THEN start writing proper.<br /><br />The 2 novels I have written/researched so far have not been like this, so I've tended to inter mingle the writing and research as and when it seems necessary before any particular chapter, so that once I've done as much research as I feel is sufficient for a particular purpose, I can get on and write the flipping chapter. (Bliss!)<br /><br />I think we each have to do it in whichever way feels most comfortable. Stop being so hard on yourself...!Kit Courteneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07211606676705095432noreply@blogger.com