On research and procrastination

A big chunk of "The Shrieking Dead" takes place in 1981 and I researched that year thoroughly, even though I've only used a handful of cultural references so far (and doubt I'll put many more in). I like research, I enjoy doing it and I think if you're writing something rooted in the easily-remembered past, it's worth doing properly.
At the moment, I'm reading a very good book called "Lovers And