by Emily Conrad | Feb 29, 2024 | Research
When I was growing up, commercials for Tootsie Pops used to ask, “How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?” Even the wise owl didn’t know the answer, because no one could be that patient about enjoying the candy, or so the...
by Emily Conrad | Mar 23, 2023 | Getting to Know You, Research
Writers are notorious for having crazy search histories. And to be fair, we aren’t the only ones whose search history can be somewhat alarming. When I posted on social media about searches I’ve done for my work-in-progress, a friend who’s studying to...
by Emily Conrad | Aug 24, 2022 | Research, Writing Process
Opposites might attract in both fiction and real life, but when the opposites are an author and one of her characters, things get tricky. After all, how is an author to dream up ideas that are the opposite of her own? How does an author write about experiences she’s...
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