Lorna
Lorna asked Jessica Gadziala:

how much research do you do while writing a new book/series?

Jessica Gadziala Hmm. That really depends on the subject matter of the book. Obviously if I am writing a basic love story in a fictitious small town... I don't really need to spend a lot of time researching.

But for my Dark, Savages, and Henchmen series, I have had to do endless hours looking into various weapons (and how to properly use them), drugs (street names, how they are made, etc) and fighting techniques (because as much as I would love to have claimed prior knowledge, I had no idea how to get out of a "rear naked choke" until I looked it up).

My search history looks incredibly incriminating. I swear I'm not a drug dealer/ psychotic murderer lol.

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