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

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

The thing about research is that there's no end. You constantly have this fear that an expert who knows more than you will call you out on some detail in your book.

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.

I find writing a book a slow, intricate process, a kind of obstacle course punctuated with great rewards. But research is always thrilling, and I tend to incorporate newfound material up to the very last minute.

There's an awful temptation to just keep on researching. There comes a point where you just have to stop, and start writing.

The more research you do, the more at ease you are in the world you're writing about. It doesn't encumber you, it makes you free.

To do the writing, I have to have time to do research.

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

I enjoy the research and love actually creating the words. There's not too much I find a drudge when it comes to writing.