>>I meant something entirely different, Koobie. Inspiration and meditation are good for the creative process, but they are not research
I do research, but it really depends on what type of story I'm writing. SF
does make things easier, but I try to base stuff on things I already know; for example, for the story which is the most important to me at this time, I am using the city I live in for a setting. As for research ... for the Sherlock Holmes thing I did research, but I was off base on some things; Jon'C kindly corrected me.
Weed smoking is cool but I am making a chemical experiment not to smoke it until 4/20 to hone that damn revision process (to everything in my life).
Actually now that you mention it I should put the "fixes" into the book description.
For example, I had to calculate the value of a dollar at the time (I was correct on that), search for what kind of a side-arm the police would use in the 1900's (or whenever it was set, I don't even remember now), research who worked the docks (the Polaks), etc.
>>Also, I somehow doubt that you read all sixty-six books of the canonical Bible.
I started to argue with the Bible teacher (it was an American Catholic Christian school) on the part about the iron chariots and things escalated from there. Yeah, I won't lie, I have probably never read The Bible back to back. I will.
Need to boil coffee then work.
I am also enrolling.
So that I can have a degree on which it will say I know what "affirming the consequent" means.
But not really, they actually teach you ****, and it's a modular course (so you can select what you want to study in language and literature / philosophy, etc.)
Philosophy is always a great basis for a story.
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Life is philosophy, and all the best stories are about life.
Re: revision process
Read it, cut it, post it on writing forum; I used to post stories on critters.org, but it takes too long. The more people express their opinions, the better. Apply what you think makes the story better. The more experienced the person giving advise (in editing / writing, and by experienced, I mean dealing with stories that sell and the thousands of those which don't), the better.