{"id":2632,"date":"2021-07-31T05:15:43","date_gmt":"2021-07-31T04:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/edgeverse.org\/?p=2632"},"modified":"2025-04-16T05:33:19","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T04:33:19","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/edgeverse.org\/?p=2632","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2632\" class=\"elementor elementor-2632\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2925160b elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2925160b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1de64e\" data-id=\"b1de64e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff63081 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff63081\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Research<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46340c78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"46340c78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A.P. Atkinson<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-dfff21e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dfff21e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6f27a1\" data-id=\"a6f27a1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0890fdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0890fdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"western\">A question that\u2019s asked a lot is about the nature of research, and whether or not you need to do it. To me it seems rather obvious. It\u2019s like eating a spicy curry and sitting on a yellow velvet sofa the next morning. Your stomach is growling at you so loudly that your dog is hiding under the kitchen table. Your bathroom is only a few meters away but you\u2019re looking up and wondering if you can be bothered with the whole business of going there \u2013 I mean, it&#8217;s only &#8216;just in case&#8217;. A few meters seems so far and the yellow sofa is so comfy\u2026 It\u2019s not like anything could go wrong if you just don\u2019t bother, is it?<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-25775b84 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"25775b84\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b06f868\" data-id=\"5b06f868\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-373f517f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"373f517f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b9f8c6b\" data-id=\"3b9f8c6b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66566d17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66566d17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"western\">You see, I could never quite understand the idea that you might not need to do research. The information you probably need is right at your fingertips on the world wide web and we have never lived in times where it\u2019s easier to get at. The idea that someone might not want to get it is worrying. What kind of book are you hoping to write, where you expect to just make everything up?<br \/>If you were writing fantasy, you would still be expected to do some homework. Surely an author not only realises that but embraces the concept of having a deep understanding of the world they\u2019re creating. Do you fully comprehend the weapons you\u2019ll be describing, do you know how to ride the animals? The job your protagonist begins doing, will you understand enough about it to describe it in a meaningful way?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b2082a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2b2082a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"http:\/\/edgeverse.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/book-1052014_640.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2635\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/edgeverse.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/book-1052014_640.jpg 640w, http:\/\/edgeverse.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/book-1052014_640-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Research is a fun part of process that not only improves your work, but improves the person doing it. <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3438891d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3438891d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"western\">Research is a vital part of making your story come alive. You\u2019re painting an image in the imagination of your audience using ideas that take form in the words on your page. The more vivid and meaningful the descriptions are, the more real and vibrant your story will become.<\/p><p class=\"western\">You only have to look at small budget movies to see what I mean. I\u2019m sure we\u2019ve all seen extremely slipshod movies where the protagonist is firing a gun and the effects budget won\u2019t stretch to actual effects. Often these days, you\u2019ll hear a small plopping sound and, perhaps, a little post-production flash of light. The gun won\u2019t move from recoil, since it was never actually fired, and the victim\u2019s reactions will be laughable when they\u2019re shot. Those movies are fun to laugh at, the \u2018so bad they\u2019re good\u2019 kind of films we all love to hate.<\/p><p class=\"western\">This kind of thing just drags us out of the narrative. When we see things that simply aren\u2019t believable, it destroys the spell that the story has and our suspension of disbelief comes crashing down. Ironically, it\u2019s more important to research the facts for a fantasy story for this very reason. It\u2019s all too easy to be reminded that we\u2019re just watching grown adults performing make-believe and we can no longer forget just how ridiculous all this is.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-447941c2\" data-id=\"447941c2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e6b92fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e6b92fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"western\">Compare that to a production where an effort has been put into making things look realistic. Guns are heavy, they kick when you shoot them. They\u2019re nowhere near as accurate as people think and hitting moving targets is hard. Being shot doesn\u2019t throw someone across a room, it\u2019s a horrible wound that usually makes the victim slump to the ground in agonising pain. And, some things almost all directors forget is the whole use of guns is terrifying. Most people are horrified to even hold one in their own hand.<\/p><p class=\"western\">The first style of storytelling isn\u2019t from someone that wants to tell a story, and that\u2019s why it fails. These kinds of directors are primarily interested in being involved in the business, they are taking a lazy route in their quest for success and easy money.<\/p><p class=\"western\">We usually find that the authenticity put into the second kind is indicative of creators who believe in the art of making a compelling film.<\/p><p class=\"western\">That\u2019s the difference that research will bring to your work as a writer. It shows that you\u2019re not just interested in selling books, but that you value the story you\u2019re writing. It\u2019s the mark of professionalism instead of cynically grasping for the audience\u2019s wallets and, believe me, the audience can tell.<\/p><p class=\"western\">So research is an essential part of the process. It always has been, and always will. At the point where that is no longer true, either there will be no people left who are capable of reading a story or automation will take over the role for us. Either case is not something to look forward to.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60bf0099 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"60bf0099\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" src=\"http:\/\/edgeverse.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/books-768426_640.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2634\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/edgeverse.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/books-768426_640.jpg 640w, http:\/\/edgeverse.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/books-768426_640-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Research has never been easier to do, and has never been done less. Don\u2019t be part of the problem...<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52461bbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52461bbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"western\">When you speak, nobody will take you seriously if you don\u2019t speak with authority; when you write, it\u2019s exponentially more important. This has always been known, and forms the basis of the old adage of writing what you know. It\u2019s conventional wisdom because it has stood the test of time.<\/p><p class=\"western\">Don\u2019t believe the people who say you don\u2019t need to. It creates sloppy, empty and shallow work, it\u2019s lazy and it\u2019s disrespectful to your audience, your story and yourself.<\/p><p class=\"western\">If you want to create a story worth telling, put in the work to tell it.<\/p><p class=\"western\">There are no shortcuts<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1844216 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1844216\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a6bae4b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a6bae4b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc6f5e6\" data-id=\"bc6f5e6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fdccdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4fdccdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b3a377f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b3a377f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49dd2076\" data-id=\"49dd2076\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68d5473 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68d5473\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many thanks for reading this article. 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