A friend once asked me what my favorite part of being a writer was and I surprised him when I said it was the research that led up to the writing. It’s not the actual storytelling that I love. Ineedto tell the story, but I also need to let the voices out of my head. I mean, write down those thoughts.

Never mind.

Anyway, new writers often misjudge how much research theycando. If you think your information access is limited to Google search and Wikipedia, think again. Many of these sources are fr...