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Where Experience Ends and Research Begins

Research & Forensics • Writing Craft
2014
Featuring Barry Eisler, Elaine Viets, Jan Burke, Janet Rudolph, Laurie R. King

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Authors explore the age-old question every writer faces: write what you know or research what you don’t. This conversation examines how writers balance personal experience with deep research, when instinct matters most, and how thoughtful preparation can expand both credibility and creative freedom on the page.

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