Know everything about amnesia (or any other subject) so I don't try to. But, my point is, I think writers sometimes get the idea that Writing MEMOIRS, and I suspect that's where a lot of my James materialįrom. For instance, I was temporarily living in LA at the time I We have Wikipedia for facts,Īnd also - and I always say this to young writers - living is I guess I want the research I do to feel like an organic part of my And then, I never look at it again - until copyediting, of In general, I read and learn everything I can about a topic BEFORE I Though it was overcast and a heavy coat though the day was mild. Instance, I discovered that people with head traumas can be sensitive Would become MEMOIRS OF A TEENAGE AMNESIAC came to me as I read. Had the research material, after all - and little details about the book But I kept reading about amnesia/head trauma - I I started researching amnesia because one of the characters inīook had or was feigning amnesia. The book I thought I was writing was about a girl's reformatory in Naomi started out a secondary character in a different book I was How much research did you do while writing Memoirs of a Teenage Naomi's story was, in part, inspired by your grandmother's I once knew a boy who survived a vehicular accident and had almost aĪfterwards. Presenting an interview with Gabrielle Zevin, in which the author shares her writing process, mentions astronaut ice cream, and quotes passages from some of her favorite books - which are some of mine as well.
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