Almost Quote by Jon Krakauer

I do quite extensive research for most of my novels.

— Sjon

I enjoy research; in fact research is so engaging that it would be easy to go on for years, and never write the novel…

— Helen Dunmore

Once I engage in something, I really engage in it, and I love the process of reading and researching because I come from an…

— Michael Hirst

All of my books are about researching. I do all the research and I give it to a writer who can put it in…

— Bill Wyman

I enjoy the research element. There are so many stories from the past that interest me, that I want to learn more about, just…

— John Boyne

When I really want to learn about something, I write a book on it. Then the real research begins, as I begin to hear…

— Joseph Chilton Pearce

I love research. Sometimes I think writing novels is just an excuse to allow myself this leisurely time of getting to know a period…

— Sarah Waters

I spend about eight months researching and outlining my book.

— Jeffery Deaver

I write books to find out about things.

— Rebecca West

It's very rare that I ever go and research a particular subject. Mostly I do serendipitous research, I read stuff, things spinning out of…

— Terry Pratchett

I like reading history, and actually most authors enjoy the research part because it is, after all, easier than writing.

— Ken Follett

I like to get paid for doing basic research, so it's pleasant to write some nonfiction about it.

— Bruce Sterling