research

How in the world did authors ever research things for stories before the Internet? I mean, without going INSANE?

In the last few hours, I've written about four pages. I won't say more than that because I might jinx it. During this time, I've tried to muzzle the inner editor. But I knew from the get-go that I couldn't NaNo this story... not this one. It just isn't in me.

So, during the last few hours, I have looked up information on

• tides


• air pressure waves


• the idiom 'given way'


• estuaries


• fjords


• the word 'limn'


• lynx


• french names


• birds related to ravens and crows


• the word 'laconic'

... to name a few.

I mean, seriously.