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I support basic research, which can lead to discoveries that change our world, expand our horizons and save lives.

I'm big on research. I love research, so I tend to do a lot of reading.

I love research so much that I do an enormous amount; it helps put off the moment of starting to write the story.

Once I engage in something, I really engage in it, and I love the process of reading and researching because I come from an academic background.

For the traditional fantasies, a lot more of my research comes from reading rather than doing. I like my worlds to feel real, so I do a lot of world building research.

My motivation is to get a deeper understanding and exploration of something that I want to know about the human condition. So, that's what I look for in the material I read: if it's asking a genuine question about a concept of the world that interests me. And also, it helps if it's a context that I find interesting.

I really enjoy researching, and for almost every piece, I research enough to write a book.

What I've tried to do is combine both my personal experiences with scientific research. I like to cross the divide between the personal world and the scientific world.

I usually don't have to do a lot of research in my work, as I'm writing about something I'm already familiar with.