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Researching Your Story--A Four-Step Method

September 01, 2020 by Julie Eshbaugh in Drafting, Revising

Research is essential to authentic, believable fiction. However, this isn’t to say that the author who does the most research writes the best book. So how do you know how much research is enough, and when should it be done? Read on to learn my personal four-step method of researching a novel.

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September 01, 2020 /Julie Eshbaugh
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