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[the-gabih.livejournal.com]

As far as research goes, how much are you doing this month as you write? If something comes up that you can get away with sketching out rather than using detail that requires you to do some slightly in-depth stuff, which do you go for? And what's the oddest thing you've had to research so far for your NaNo, whether it was done this month or before NaNo began?

I did next to no research before this month, so I've been pretty much looking things up as they appear in the story. So far I've had to Google floriology, traditional Italian guitar music, Hungarian and German swear words and the history of Sealand (though the last one turned out to be unneccessary, although still fairly funny). The way in which blood splatters after a stabbing has also cropped up too, although that was less fun to research.

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[lmeighmy.livejournal.com]

My main characters are Mi'kmaq Indians from the northeast, so I've had to research Mi'kmaq traditions and stuff. My big thing is that I want to incorporate traditional Mi'kmaq stories into the novel...stories that illustrate a point I'm making. I have some stories I've accumulated from the 'Net, but any more will have to come after November, as I just don't have the time.

Occasionally, something else crops up, like what kind of vehicle I want them to be driving as they go from northern Maine to Mexico, towns in northern Mexico that might have a decent hospital, and even Apache witch doctor rituals.