Fiction or Nonfiction - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T05:18:50Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/537324:Topic:138461?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A140092&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noEven in genre fiction, unless…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-05-06:537324:Comment:1400922008-05-06T20:55:48.442ZD K Gastonhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/taurusmoon
Even in genre fiction, unless you're creating new worlds as many sci-fi and fantasy authors do, there is a lot of fact finding research that has to be done. I have a book on mind-control, and had to go back and research everything I could find on programs the CIA and the military conducted during the Cold War era. I also had to find out what CIA headquarters and its surrounding area looked like. Whew. Lots of work, but rewarding work. I enjoyed every minute of it. The fun about writing fiction…
Even in genre fiction, unless you're creating new worlds as many sci-fi and fantasy authors do, there is a lot of fact finding research that has to be done. I have a book on mind-control, and had to go back and research everything I could find on programs the CIA and the military conducted during the Cold War era. I also had to find out what CIA headquarters and its surrounding area looked like. Whew. Lots of work, but rewarding work. I enjoyed every minute of it. The fun about writing fiction is that I can embellish the facts and go in a direction the real world may never go.