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

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

I enjoy research; in fact research is so engaging that it would be easy to go on for years, and never write the novel at all.

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.

When I really want to learn about something, I write a book on it. Then the real research begins, as I begin to hear people's stories, and huge amounts of information begins to comes straight to my doorstep. Then I can write an even better book the next time!

I love research. Sometimes I think writing novels is just an excuse to allow myself this leisurely time of getting to know a period and reading its books and watching its films. I see it as a real treat.

I spend about eight months researching and outlining my book.

I write books to find out about things.

I like to get paid for doing basic research, so it's pleasant to write some nonfiction about it.

All my books take a long time to research. I spend several months researching before I start writing, and in the middle of writing I often have to stop and look up stuff. At my local library, I am one of the best customers! The research takes several months.