The Research/Writing Interface

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I’m going back and forth between researching and writing, on my new novel draft. I don’t follow any sort of organized plan so far as historical research reading goes. I don’t finish all my research reading before I start to write, or even after I’ve finished writing. I don’t read everything there is to read; sometimes I skim for what’s relevant or might be relevant. Sometimes I decide I don’t need a particular source, and return it to the library, mostly unread.



Even a writer who attempts...