tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861647980938196959.post674070942243165734..comments2019-03-09T01:31:47.742-08:00Comments on Here there be monsters: Researching the novel: Making it real and getting it rightToby Tatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10638727947848188666noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861647980938196959.post-66774542019496810762013-10-05T07:08:24.326-07:002013-10-05T07:08:24.326-07:00It's very tempting to do way too much research...It's very tempting to do way too much research - especially if like me you write historic fiction. If you do though there are some really good resources out there such as the Internet Archive. I just did a blog post on how to use the Internet Research to get hold of hard to find out of copyright material for free, see <a href="http://marklord.info/2013/10/02/using-archive-org-to-research-your-novel/" rel="nofollow">http://marklord.info/2013/10/02/using-archive-org-to-research-your-novel/</a><br /><br />You can get PDFs of old books and primary source material such as historic chronicles and other documents. The <a href="http://archive.org" rel="nofollow">Internet Archive</a> is a really good resource - I recommend taking a look.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com