Writing Question: Do you enjoy doing research?
Do you enjoy doing research in the prep-writing phase of your story-writing process? If so, what part do you especially enjoy? Hate?
I love doing research, immersing myself in my story’s subject matter. For example, I wrote a script Tully’s War which was set during the Berlin Airlift. I had a personal interest in it because my father flew 200 missions during the Airlift and had some of his personal anecdotes about his experiences. But I probably read 15 books on it and watched some documentaries as well. Sourced quite a stories I evolved into the narrative of my script.
Of course, you have to watch out with research. It’s also a great excuse not to start the page-writing part of the process.
Let’s hear from you. Research: Thumbs up or thumbs down?