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 Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 10:20 am
I know a lot of us get an idea for a story and want to sit down and make it wonderful instantly, but I know, from personal experience, that research is vital. Something off about the canon universe in your story can often bring your readers right out of the story and you didn't even intend it.
Of course, there are times when it is purposefully different from canon, but that's not what I'm trying to start a discussion about.
I'm talking about research for a character or idea that can help aid you not only in the story itself, but inspiration as well.
Research can also lead to references in story and make the whole process more enjoyable. I get a stupid grin on my face with every reference I make, though most are in the character's design itself and are about myths and legends.
Overall, what do you do as a writer? Research as you go? Research it all before hand? Who needs research anyway?
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Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2013 5:55 pm
I'm the kind of fan that researches things about the series/book/movie/what-have-you even without the idea of a fic hanging over me. I just like to know about the thing I'm a fan of. Sometimes, during my research, I stumble across something that will give me inspiration to write a fic. Then, my research gets expanded in different directions -depending on what the idea is.
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Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 6:28 pm
I usually do the research before and during the editing process of a story. This is so all my facts are straight and accurate. I love Wikipedia.com but I'm not above looking at other sources.
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Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 8:11 pm
Hannah Yeager I usually do the research before and during the editing process of a story. This is so all my facts are straight and accurate. I love Wikipedia.com but I'm not above looking at other sources. So you write the story, then double-check your information? Has that ever lead you to having to drastically having to change a story before? If say... a story is about a ban on people carrying swords in the open in Japan (something which began in the Meiji Period), but takes place during the Sengoku era, would you have to completely rewrite a story?
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Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2013 3:51 am
It sure has. Because I go through so many drafts before publishing a fan fiction, I deal with the information before it goes out. One of my stories, The Living Years, went through multiple, historical notes and research. The first draft was completely unpublishable because I got much of my historical information incorrect. So during the editing process, I refined my research and changed multiple problems. I personally would rather post something historically correct and make sure I'm doing the right thing before I put the story out on the 'net. It makes for less hastle. sweatdrop
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Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 12:01 pm
(I haven't been here in a while! Hello everyone! But back to the point.)
Man, being a Hetalia fan, my research for fics and general writing tends to go quite overboard. Normally, I research main topics before-hand once an idea pops into my head, then once I begin writing, research the tiny details that make the story more authentic.
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Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 11:55 am
A lot of my fics are very closely intertwined with historical events or vague subplots, so i end up having 9000000 tabs open to cross reference what i write
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