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Research for writing 2: THE TEXTURE OF LIVED EXPERIENCE
/0 Comments/in Bernice Barry, Blog, Research, Writing /by Bernice BarryThe writing has been going slowly during the last couple of weeks, not because I’ve been slacking but because I’ve been researching more than usual as I write. It’s a reminder that research, for a writer, is so much more than checking names and dates and background events when drafting the plot. I’ve been reading […]
Pleased to meet you!
/2 Comments/in Bernice Barry, Blog, Writing /by Bernice BarryIt’s been happening again, that thing. I’m sitting at my keyboard, thinking I’m writing a novel and doing what authors do. Managing the plot. Creating characters. Making things happen. Deciding who does what and why. After all, it’s fiction. Then, even as I type the words, I become an observer. Forced to stop my silly […]
Research for writing 1: DISTANCE NO OBJECT
/0 Comments/in Bernice Barry, Blog, Georgiana Molloy, Places, Research, Writing /by Bernice BarryI’ve been thinking lately about the many different ways that research contributes to my own writing. There’s been a lot on the social media landscape about the ways other writers use research. In reality, it can be a very expensive process and can seem problematic or impossible if it involves travel. I gave a talk […]
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