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encouraging writers to mine the wealth of information of their professional friends and acquaintances to add authenticity to their work through a combination of professional training materials and first-hand professional accounts. cookbooks in the kitchen, wine books in the dining room, the living room is full of Coe’s books, shelves full of Clancy, Patterson, The titles that line some of the shelves in my writing room are the type of books that will be used against me at trial, should the I’ve collected a number of useful books used in professional work life, along with priceless eye-witness accounts from said professionals. I love talking to people about their work or hobbies and when asked, I’ve found they’re always willing to share some of The books pictured above were gifted to me by a good friend who is a retired corrections investigator. These non-fiction books were required reading for his job. My friend loves to answer questions and tell war stories about life behind bars, from the law enforcement from my daughter, a nurse manager specializing in mental health (she cut her nursing teeth at THE Bellevue Hospital the above are willing to testify, under oath, that I am writing a paranormal horror novel featuring a pyromaniac and that possession of Given connections due to my previous professions, I also have approachable acquaintances with knowledge of criminal enterprise. It is surprising how forthcoming they can be, absent the threat of arrest or indictment, about providing similar information. For example, full training on picking a lock is readily accessible, including videos and tool supply sources, on the internet. Insights of  how things are supposed to work, gleaned from training materials, combined with first-hand accounts of how things actually work in the mess of real life, can aid us, as writers, to add complexity to our narrative and conflict and depth to our characters. Research doesn’t always require a trip to Oz or a visit to the restaurant at the end of the Universe to yield rich rewards.