Research is part
of a Romance writer’s life.
Yesterday, I spent an hour
learning about the best ways
to decapitate a human.
After spending merely an hour
researching this subject,
I could write about it
semi-convincingly.
I could likely hold
an intelligent conversation
with someone about it.
I’ll have that knowledge
(hopefully)
for the rest of my life.
No one can take
that knowledge
away from me.
I could possibly
leverage it
over and over again
in the future.
It might even
save a life.
I’ve gained an asset
in an hour.
“If you invest
100 hours
in a rare skill,
you’re likely to
acquire it.
If you could learn
to sharpen a tool
better than your peers,
organize a high-performance
database,
see the nuances
in some sector of cryptography,
know how to build
a pretty-good WordPress site
or really understand
the arc of a
particular writer’s career,
you’d have something of value.
Something that anyone
who was focused enough
to invest 100 hours
could have,
but few will choose
to commit to.”
Knowledge is an asset.
Spend some time today
acquiring more of it.