Research | Writers In The Storm

The Surprising Places Research Can Lead You

Guest Blogger — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 11:00:00 +0000

Diana Clark selected the music because it had been recorded in a place prominently featured in her manuscript. And it took her on a journey.

The post The Surprising Places Research Can Lead You first appeared on Writers In The Storm.

How Much Research is Enough?

Guest Blogger — Mon, 31 Jan 2022 09:02:00 +0000

How deeply we need to research a project depends on comfort level with errors, and intended audience—and that’s just the beginning.

The post How Much Research is Enough? first appeared on Writers In The Storm.

5 Research Tips for Historical Fiction Writers

Guest Blogger — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 11:01:53 +0000

Susan Meissner Every now and then I get a little jealous of the freedom that fantasy fiction novelists have to create a world and its history with such creative and even reckless abandon. Since I write historical fiction (emphasis on historical), I don’t experience the same level of artistic liberty. And while I love the […]

The post 5 Research Tips for Historical Fiction Writers first appeared on Writers In The Storm.

Research trips: No passport required

Guest Blogger — Wed, 28 Jan 2015 12:00:57 +0000

Sierra Godfrey Remember when you booked a flight to Marseille, France for research purposes? You toured Fort Saint-Jean, strolled around the Vieux Port, and lunched on bouillabaisse at a charming little café in Old Le Panier? Or how about the way the fishing boats sounded when they chug-chug-chugged into the harbor and the fishermen poured […]

The post Research trips: No passport required first appeared on Writers In The Storm.

Throwdown Part 2: Write What You Don't Know

Fae Rowen — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:30:38 +0000

by Fae Rowen When Laura Drake originally suggested this topic months ago I knew I would be on the "don't know" end of the throwdown. Everyone else at Writers in the Storm writes about what they know. With Sharla Rae's historicals, she researches and researches until she has notebooks filled with information. Jenny Hansen writes […]

The post Throwdown Part 2: Write What You Don't Know first appeared on Writers In The Storm.

New & Improved Writer's Toolbox

Laura Drake — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:30:24 +0000

from Laura Drake's files... You have found Laura's treasure map to her favorite, most useful, fun online locations for references, writer's resources, and just plain fun. Warning: This blog could be hazardous to your time schedule. You're going to want to spend a lot of time mining for the gold buried in these links! Language, […]

The post New & Improved Writer's Toolbox first appeared on Writers In The Storm.

Researching the Historical Novel

writersinthestorm — Mon, 03 May 2010 17:43:02 +0000

Sharla Rae For the writer who enjoys history, researching is often the best part of writing a historical novel. Even so, deciding where to start can be mind-boggling. Why Research? So Where Does the Research Start? To keep things simple, think of researching as the construction of a house from the ground up. The Foundation: […]

The post Researching the Historical Novel first appeared on Writers In The Storm.