Blog Tour: Blood Loss - A guest Post by the author, Kerena Swan
Absolutely thrilled to be hosting an post by Kerena Swan on the importance of research when writing fiction. Thanks to Rachel's Random Resources and Hobeck Books for inviting me to participate in the Blood Loss Blog Tour. The Fact of the Matter – The importance of research For me, a book is a walk in someone else’s shoes and a whole new world I wouldn’t otherwise experience. On this journey, I especially like to learn about places I’ve never visited, careers, police procedures, and, most of all, realistic human behaviour and need to trust the author to tell me the truth and get their facts straight. As a writer I spend a lot of time researching all sorts of random details for my books and will home in on minute details to ensure accuracy. I don’t necessarily include everything I learn in the story, because that would be boring, but once I have a good understanding of the subject I can write with confidence. As an example, in Here She Lies I included a scene with poli...