Cynthia Harrison

Novelist

Tag: research

  • Plotting a Thriller

    I’ve had the idea for a psychological thriller for almost a year now. The minute I finished my latest novel (on my editor’s desk as I type this) I started planning the new one. I quickly realized there would be a LOT more research than usual. I had a new genre, a new setting, a…

  • Researching Fun

    Since I’m not a sports fan, I’m kind of surprised that I’m actually looking forward to going downtown to a baseball game later today. Usually I’m more excited about going out to dinner after the game. But this time my interest has been piqued by a research opportunity. All week my story has been building to a trip my…

  • Research After Writing

    I’m in the middle of the WIP. This is the part of the book that seems like it will never end. To make matters muddier, I’m in unfamiliar territory with the whole police procedure thing. My plan is to make up stuff for now and research later. It’s the only way I can move forward. And…

  • Pay Off

    “Boxing Christmas” up at 50-Something. Besides getting ready for the holidays, I have also been guiding my students through the research process, and, for the past few days, doing a ton of research of my own. After adding 20 pages to my Gypsy notebook, I’m done with the research (for now). This morning I began layering all I’d…

  • Adventures in Bookland

    Finished drafting the final scene in my third R&B notebook today AND began again typing the story into a document. Am now the proud author of a vast 14 page manuscript! A minimum of three typed pages a day will see the scribbled notebook material organized and ready to read in a few weeks.   Devoured one research book word by word, it…