How I do my research: I don't.

Illustration by Amelie Fontaine

"I'm too exhausted to think of a blog post and I NEED to write one. It's been like a week. All this writing.What do you think I should blog about?"
"How about your research?"
"What do you mean, research?"
"Like how you come up with where the book is happening, and who the people are. Like how did you decide to have Janna happen in the South?"
"What South? I didn't decide anything. It just...happened."
"Exactly."
I stare at Royce and I don't get it.
"See, you can't...