Research can be a means to gain new insight or perspective, create subtext and develop themes, and even provide structure.
Scenes and Postcards in Literature
In his article “What Makes Fiction Literary: Scenes vs. Postcards.” Donald Maass posits that while scenes consist of action and move the plot forward, postcards are moments when the author pauses to take a deep dive.
Reading with Purpose
It pays to take notes, if you have the patience.
