Without efficient research you are blowing in the wind and your proposal for publication is unlikely to touch the vital nerve that captures the attention of commissioning editors. For many established authors researching is often the most fulfilling aspect of preparing a given topic for publication.
As you research you will find yourself uncovering diverse strands of critical new information that will tempt you veer off in other rewarding directions or even on occasion, change direction completely.
CHARTING THE ROUTE BEFORE YOU RESEARCH
Let’s imagine you are intent on producing a resource manual notionally entitled How to Become an Expert on Light Bulbs (you wouldn’t, but let’s just hypothecate for illustration purposes).
Make out a list of the pivotal aspects of the subject.
It might pan out like this.
Light bulb sizes
Shapes
Power requirements
Manufacturers
Types of fitting
Novelty bulbs
Industrial bulbs
Lighting for sports stadia
Christmas lighting
Stage lighting
Street lighting
High intensity
Low intensity…and so on
Now compare this listing with your list of what you know, what you don't know, and annotate each item on the list accordingly; tick for 'yes', cross for 'no'.
Connect to the Internet and open your browser - choose a search engine and type in ‘light bulbs’.
Start collecting links for everything you come across.
Divide the links into categories and sub-categories.
Finding out what you need to know online shouldn’t prove too difficult.
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