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Dream analysis research

I am currently writing a short story/novella. This piece of fiction describes a child who has vivid dreams. His dreamworld starts to blend with the real world by him being able to manipulate his ...
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What types of research do writers do in advance of writing? [closed]

I'm trying to determine how universal story research is, and to what extent writers actually do research vs making everything up from personal experience and imagination. I know writing is a very ...
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Researching sensitive subjects

How do you research subjects for a novel that might be sensitive? Both cultural and jurisdictional. Example: I usually try to "research" the setting and characters for my texts from real life. When I ...