| Re: Research
I think a basic understanding of science, scientific theory, and the most recent inventions is important to lending some realism to your story. My advice is to get a subscription to New Scientist. Apart from being a cracking read, it is so chock full of great information, I can't even tell you how many story ideas I've gotten from reading it..
And for general fantasy, study history.
ETA I love Matthew Reilly! I love reading his books when I don't want to concentrate too much, as they just jump along at such a break-neck pace there's not too much thinking required. My favourite of his is Seven Ancient Wonders (which I think was titled Seven Deadly Wonders in the U.S.?), although his latest one, which is called Six Sacred Stones looks very good too. |