How Much Research Do You Need to Do Before You Begin Writing Your Book?
Answering a simple but essential question.
Writing a proper non-fiction text requires a great deal of research, but how much? How much research do you need to do before you start writing in earnest?
The answer is not 42. In fact, there isn't a correct one. Much hinges on the topic, type of book, publisher, book length, and other factors. Writing a single chapter without a fat outline, money quote, and adequate research, though, is a recipe for disaster. Ditto for not tracking that research in a single, unified place.
Authors who use a systematic tool like RacketHub can ask andâeven betterâeasily answer these types of questions. Let's do that below.
The Catalysts
The fifth Racket title dropped about a month ago. It's called The Catalysts: The Accelerating Forces Forging the New World Financial Order. In total, Amanda Wick and I identified hundreds of different research sources for her book. Here's a chapter breakdown:
