*tears out hair *

[erastes]

Research is a right pain sometimes. I've just spent two hours writing one sentence because I wrote "a woman, wearing a..." and stopped dead.  Then I had to go and research fashion, more particularly Italian fashion in 1933, which turned out to be not as simple as it appeared.  The depression AND fascism had influenced fashion a great deal.

Now I'm stuck again over something STUPID.  What's the thing called that you carry a mixture of cake around on?  You know, usually silver or plated, and has a handle and several stories?

ETA: CAKE STAND - I'm an idiot.  Thank you enolabloodygay

Comments

[emlynley.livejournal.com]

I'm totally with you on the research thing. I learned to put "blah blah" in there or I'll spend hours and lose momentum writing. Now I have a whole novel full of little stuff to research, but it's probably more efficient to do all at once, since it's mostly the same sources. We'll see how it works out this time around.

[emeraldsedai.livejournal.com]

Hello. Can I just say that this is a great idea? I kind of knew this one, but I forget it over and over and let myself go down the research bunny trail on little things like the name of a garment, or an intersection.

So I appreciate the reminder. It's very liberating, isn't it, to just type in [research needed] or [thing] and then move the hell on.

[erastes.livejournal.com]

I did that approach with a lot of Mere Mortals and put stuff like they spent the evening deep in discussion about [SOMETHING RELEVANT TO 1847] and although i need still to fill in the gaps, it meant i could finish a chapter without stopping for hours at a time, then getting tired and sidetracked.