I have come to a point where I need to complete some research for my book to be believable. The MC has acute myeloid leukemia and I have no idea what that really even means. The symptoms looked feasible to fit in with the story, and I needed something for the other MC to help this MC with. Is that confusing enough?
So, I’ve been Google-ing the disease and reading up about bone marrow transplants.
My question is this- Do you have things in you WiP(s) that have required research? How do you find the information you need? How do you incorporate into your story?
And if anyone knows anything about this disease, I’d happily take all the info I can. Thanks!
Oh! And birthing calves. That’d be helpful, too.
Oh! And hospital procedure…I don’t know a thing about that stuff.
Wouldn’t it be great if there was a site to go to for information on random things that writers need to learn about? Does anyone happen to know of anything like that?
Good luck in your research!
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At least your research isn’t on the dead. For one WIP, I’ve read autopsy reports, studied the pictures (and yes, it’s morbid), and been reading on crime scenes and serial killers. So yeah, lots of research.
On another, studying guns, gov. agencies, Brazil and the Amazon, Portuguese and Russian.
And that’s just in the first 15k for both books. Lots of research into writing a believable fiction. And that’s what you want. Something that people will believe.
In my opinion, anything in fiction that can be accurate and true, better be.
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By Sarah on 03.29.09 2:51 am | Permalink
What medical procedures do you need to know about? I know a few. I haven’t researched per say. I watch a lot of crime shows and I love the history channel. I get a lot of my ideas from those shows.
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By Brenna on 03.29.09 7:34 pm | Permalink
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