That's always the most productive research - research into tone, into voice. Facts are nice, too, but facts are more raw material than creative inspiration.
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Facts can be turned into art if one is artful enough.
Creating fake facts does require a measure of haphazard research, insofar as they need to not just be possible, but also interesting.
Creativity requires input, and that's what research is. You're gathering material with which to build.
I don't believe in the model of pure inspiration. All of my creative work stems from a dialogue with others.
I like facts and data because they help me think clearly, beyond the cultural messages that I ingest unwittingly, and sometimes find myself regurgitating almost unconsciously.
The interpretation of facts in a certain way stimulates other scientists' thoughts.
In journalism, a fact is just a fact. But in fiction, you have to build your case. It has to be made, step by step.
Inspiration is the key to everything.
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.
Writers do well to carefully attend to those moments of inspiration, because chances are that they're writing from a very deep place. The subsequent search that ensues to continually attend to that voice that you hear is what is going to give the story drive.
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