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

I do like the research part of writing, I must admit.

I make time to write.

Mostly, research is much more fun than the actual writing.

Time spent researching varies from book to book. Some novels require months, even years of research, others very little. I try to do most of my research before I begin but inevitably questions emerge during the writing.

At least half my writing time is spent researching. So for every hour I'm actually clicking on the keyboard, I'm spending another hour trying to figure out some tiny detail I need answered.

You don't find time to write. You make time. It's my job.

I tend to research as I write so that the narrative can take priority, which is important for a piece of fiction, I think, finding out facts as and when I need to.

The best way for me to procrastinate as a writer is research.