{"id":7137,"date":"2024-08-13T11:50:27","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T10:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.novlr.org\/?p=7137"},"modified":"2024-08-13T11:51:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T10:51:00","slug":"how-much-should-a-writer-focus-on-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.novlr.org\/the-reading-room\/how-much-should-a-writer-focus-on-research\/","title":{"rendered":"How much should a writer focus on research?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-7700a4e80434b0cac8e2b6286a37cb26\" style=\"color:#212638;background-color:#dbeeff\"><blockquote><p><em>&#8220;How do you see the deep diving into researching thing when writing?<\/em>&#8220;<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Research is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, I like to pay attention to little details and leave them as little treats for my readers. 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I spent months reading textbooks on climate change modeling, running prediction models (which only went out 400 years at that point) and speculating on where things might be in a thousand years. I picked a model for my world state and am running with it. The urge to update my models based on current research is strong, and I\u2019m resisting, choosing instead to go with the world I have built as it serves the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are two examples of <a href=\"https:\/\/novlr.org\/the-reading-room\/how-to-research-and-bring-authentic-history-to-your-fiction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">productive research<\/a> that I feel will inform my writing and create a rich, immersive world for my readers. It&#8217;s research that&#8217;s relevant, intentional, focused, and serves my story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How I try not to use research&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are the hours spent researching the precise shade of color for a flower petal mentioned in precisely one sentence. The days spent researching how a syllable I wanted to use in a far-futures language is being used across multiple languages, past and present.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spoiler: I think every syllable is being used by every language. I focused on not using something too weird. Looking through my search history, I see deep dives into the colors of the aurora, airship designs, and cuttlefish bioluminescence. All of these were to find flavor for a scene I was describing or a <a href=\"https:\/\/novlr.org\/the-reading-room\/the-worldbuilding-workout-tips-for-sculpting-your-universe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">world-building<\/a> detail. And all of them led into deep rabbit holes of \u201cresearch\u201d when I was procrastinating.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If it doesn&#8217;t serve your story, it&#8217;s probably not worth researching. All it will do is take you away from the important business of writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019m a firm believer in research. It adds credibility to writing. The trick is to know when to come up for air. 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