Today, we answer a listener question from Maria, who wanted to know how we approach research. We talk about how all books need research, not just nonfiction historical fiction, when to google and when to ask someone, the stages of research, and our tools and processes.
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Theme music is “It’s Time” by Scaricá Ricascá.
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Discussed in this episode*
Episode 21: Brian Katcher on writing for young adults, starting new, and starting over
Episode 23: A chat with inspirational filmmaker Ashley Maynor
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*and one thing we meant to say but forgot
Past guest Alicia de los Reyes devotes two episodes of her podcast, Scratch Paper, to research — check those out.
Some good starting points for writing diverse characters