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Research Advice

The Way We Were

How to use pop culture as an unexpected research vehicle.

Jeff Somers
The Character Next Door: How to Tap Into Relationships and Communities to Create Realistic CharactersEric Rickstad
Favors to Do for Your Future Author SelfKelli Estes
10 Steps to Maximize Research for Mystery NovelistsWendy Gee
The Specificity of Details: Creating a Fully Realized Character in a Work of Historical FictionDanielle Teller
How My Writer’s Library Helps My Writing and ResearchEvette Davis
Researching Your Fiction Like a ReporterChristopher Stollar
5 Ways to Avoid Common Research Pitfalls in Historical FictionKatya Apekina
Truths & Categories: How to Research and Represent Truth in FictionJ. Lee
12 Dos and Don’ts of Research Travel for WritingAimie K. Runyan
Tips on Researching a Book Inspired by Lesser-Known Moments in HistoryWendy Holden
5 Things Writers Should Know About “Vikings” and Norse MythologyGenevieve Gornichec
5 Tips on Writing Time Travel That WorksNancy McCabe
Sara Desai: On Writing a Romance Comedy Heist MashupRobert Lee Brewer
Arrr Is for Research: Adventures in Writing a Pirate NovelRita Chang-Eppig
8 Tips on How To Avoid Rabbit Holes in Research While Writing Historical NovelsAngela Petch

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