Most scholarly books we read for the information or insight they contain. But some we return to simply for the pleasure of the author's company.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I've always looked upon research as an opportunity to satisfy my curiosity. But the other side of the coin is one must not be so caught up in it that one never gets the book written.
There's something nice and intimate about having a book. You know that someone's actually gone on this journey. You know that someone has actually researched and reported all these things. You can see and hear their tone in what they chosen to include and what they haven't.
Like most authors, I also love to read.
I continually get more information about a subject after the book has been published.
Research to me is as important or more important than the writing. It is the foundation upon which the book is built.
When I do research, I cast my net very widely and then snatch what feels right out of that. Occasionally I'll read a specific book for a specific book, but usually I'm trying to increase my general understanding.
I always market research my books before I hand them in by showing them to five or six close friends who I trust to be honest with me, so they are very heavily re-written already.
I really enjoy researching, and for almost every piece, I research enough to write a book.
As useful as websites and journals are, there's real value in books, too.
All good Literature rests primarily on insight.