Between the insomnia (not last night! YAY!) and trying to research ship figureheads, decomposition, and looking at which museum in San Fran might take it, and be possibly warded against the supernatural has cut my word count a lot this week. DOH!
#authorlife #bookresearch #supernaturalsuspense
doing research for a book scene in a greenhouse and now I have a new favorite word: Ranunculus.
#bookresearch #favoritewords #authorwebsearch
One of the fun things about working on a historical fantasy based in your own country when you didn't grow up there, is that research is just you having an excuse to learn more about your own history and explore touristic sites for fun.
#writingcommunity #bookresearch #amquerying
Rabbit tracks in snow.
Ah the old lapine Scream face. Up in the Highlands for some winter adventures. #BookResearch #SnowTracks #WinterWildlife #Hibernal
#Temples and #shrines in #Iga, Japan. Sometimes the best #bookresearch is random wandering. Where will this lead Hideki Smith? 🧐
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Had a wonderful time yesterday @jewelleryamanda Amanda Coleman jewellery in #Lincoln I made this bracelet in one of their worshops run by Martin. (He guided us every step of the way - my inscription is my dogs' names) Highly recommend & I have a bracelet! Best #bookresearch ever
Doing research for one of my book ideas. I'm searching for images of trolls. Guess you could say that I'm TROLLING! Snort! Ah ha ha ha ha -- I slay myself. #Research #BookResearch #Trolls #Trolling #kidlit
'How are you spending your weekend, TJ?'
me: *researching the vitamin requirements of tigers and matching them to those available in carrots* 'why do you ask?' 👀
#indieauthor #amwriting #bookresearch
Writers: what's the weirdest thing you've researched for a book that probably put you on a watchlist?
#authorlife #writerjourney #writingjourney #amwriting #booklovers #authorsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #writingcommunity #iwanttoknow #bookresearch
New blog post is up featuring the Film Collections available on Internet Archive. Everything from old Hollywood to pre-movie newsreels. You'll be surprised what's there!
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#OpenAccess #PrimarySources #Film #Nonfiction #BookResearch #Movies #History
Book research really is a slippery slope.
One minute I’m learning how police track cellphone pings for Escaping Enemies, and the next, I’m watching Robert Irwin dance his heart out on Dancing with the Stars. 🕺🐊
#WritingCommunity #WritersLife #AmWriting #EscapingEnemies #RobertIrwin #BookResearch
A coffee and a very sad looking notebook with a nice en
Who else goes to coffee shops to get ideas for characters and personalities? I also use every page of notebooks until they die so they start to look a little crusty ☺️
#bookresearch #writinginacafe #caferesearch #peoplewatching
Thinking about my trip to the mountains last year. Serene with a touch of eerie. Definitely my vibe. #bookresearch
#ThrowbackThursday
Seed cake baked in a rose shaped mold
Making food for or with a loved one is often #bookresearch for me. I think its innate in humans to want to share food or provide food to the people we love. When someone eats your cooking (or vice versa) its a sign that you are part of their village.
#cooking #food #amwriting
Sometimes, when doing book research, you watch stuff you never would have before.
Today, I am learning how Saddle Bronc Riding is scored.
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#BookResearch #Booksky #AuthorSky
Mental note: He is no longer my true love. He and his bird sanctuary, feather fowl hoarding A$$ can get to flapping. #writingcommunity #booksky #bookresearch
How do you turn a mountain of fun facts into a book? Plan. Sourcing. Assessing the source. ID'ing the goods. Extracting the goods. Processing.
Figuring out your goals with this story. Research will help you do this. Search engines can be useful but not Google with AI switched on (you can switch it off by adding &udm=14 to the end of the results URL)
Look at old professor websites for good stuff, and use Wikipedia for its keywords and footnotes to actual sources. Also hit up libraries and scholars
Also non-academic sources, hobbyists and enthusiasts, they know stuff too and aren't necessarily as in thrall to Great White Men of History
I went to Reimena Yee's masterclass on book research as part of Q-lit Festival! Here are my notes (except pg 5 cos I can only post 4pgs here).
#sketchnotes #sketchnoting #graphicscribe #comics #comicsresearch #bookresearch
I wanted to read this book, which I could not see anywhere for less than £50, but @suffolklibraries.bsky.social had a copy I could borrow @thesoilassociation.bsky.social! #BookResearch #Suffolk
Picture of sunrays through a tree in Bluff Park, Long Beach, CA.
Took a walk along the cliff above the beach in Bluff Park. Caught this shot. Doing research for books in person is awesome. 💙📚🧙♀️
#witchybooks #bookresearch #longbeachca
According to every comic book I ever read as a kid, I will now get superpowers. #BookResearch #TheLabyrinth
Had the best time on a research trip to Guernsey. Now my writing well is brimming with ideas!
#guernsey #bookresearch #writinglife #authorlife #minibreak #channelislands #amwriting #booksky
Flour sack dresses could be far from sack-like, plain and dowdy. So resourceful! Novel research unearths the best stuff. (Also, my book launch my include a flour sack dress…)
#writersky #bookresearch #historicalfiction #histfic #vintagefashion
If you were an exotic dancer, what song would you dance to?
This may or may not be research... 😉
#booksky #authorsky #bookresearch
photo of a woman researching at a desk with books, note pad and pen, and a laptop, and the words What I've been researching for Book Four
With a fair chunk of the fourth book in the Haven Chronicles written, I thought it was time to tell you about the type of topics I’ve been researching for this instalment.
Find out here:
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#NewBlogPost #BookResearch #AuthorLife #HavenChronicles #FantasySeries
Question for science-y people. Anyone know if there is a word for "creatures with wings" that would encompass any animal or insect that can fly? My brain is not braining this morning and I'm clearly not Googling this properly because I'm getting nothing. #BookResearch #biology
#CaliforniaDreaming with my favorite guy! So lucky to view these lovely sights while on a work trip for my #book & visit with such dear & precious souls! 📚💛 #California #BookResearch #Family #Friends #Sunshine #Beaches #Poppies
Travel adventure to calm my sanity. Managed to work in a bit of book 3 research. #cabosanlucas #ilovemexico #traveladventures #adventureseeker
#bookresearch
Celebrate Library Lovers Month … The best research tool an author can have is the library.
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#LibraryLove #BookResearch #AuthorsLife #ReadMoreBooks #BookCommunity
