Revision and The Art of Shaving

[patesden]

One of my favorite parts of writing is doing the research--and not just the kind which involves cracking open a book or Googling. I love research which is hands on, or when it’s like a treasure hunt where you have to contact one person, then another until you get the information you need.

For a novelette I had published in Orson Scott’s

Comments

[bogwitch64]

Very cool. Very, very. Thanks for sharing!

[patesden]

I'm almost ashamed to admit it, but I was thinking my main character could just whip the straight razor out and snap it open like a switchblade. I'm glad I heard the head monkeys snickering and decided to double check.