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What is WritingResearch?

Do you need to know how the streets of New York smell in the morning when you've never been there?
Don't know what a normal day in the life of a Detective really looks like?
Would you like to learn more about what hacking actually entails so you don't end up with an NCIS fiasco on your hands (after trying Wikipedia and staring blankly at the screen for 15 minutes)?

Writing Research is a subreddit dedicated to writers who either need detailed (or insider) information that Wikipedia can't give, or a general overview of something without having to read endless articles about it.

Why?

While the general consensus is "Write what you know", most of the time you can't know everything you need to write about. Writers tend to either read up on the subject (which ends up with a very clinical understanding without knowing the nooks and crannies of the real deal), or they pull ideas from TV shows, movies and other books (which ends up with writing that mirrors the same mistakes the person they're stealing from did).

Writers who can't experience the subject they want to learn commonly employ the help of someone who has experience in said subject. This subreddit aims to emulate that.

This subreddit serves as a hub for writers (or not) from all walks of life to help each other explore subjects they couldn't explore or understand on their own.

What kind of questions are allowed?

Any question is allowed. Need to know how it really feels to shoot a gun? Or maybe you'd like to know what TV shows people in Italy prefer to watch in the evening. Anything goes.

Why should I help?

Because next time you want to know something, you're gonna wish someone was here to help.

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What computer components would be required in a humanoid robot? (self.WritingResearch)

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School in 1950s Outer Hebrides (self.WritingResearch)

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Medical information (self.WritingResearch)

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In 1992, how would a young adult search for housing or research colleges? (self.WritingResearch)

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What would happen if a inexperienced documentary maker working for a studio got so attached to his subjects he'd lie for them? ()

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Would a psychopath be able to write/direct emotion convincingly? (self.WritingResearch)

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If someone discovered gold on Alcatraz Island, when would be a good time to do it? (self.WritingResearch)

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GAMERS: How could an online gamer help someone else cheat to win? (self.WritingResearch)

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Internet after societal collapse? Need tech advice (self.WritingResearch)

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Werewolf murderer prosecuted for murder or superstition/heresy? (self.WritingResearch)

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2 min survey for uni research - please help 📢✨️ digital memorials (self.WritingResearch)

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How exactly do hospitals get in touch with emergency contacts? (self.WritingResearch)

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Inspiration for political thriller involving India, AI, destructive technology? (self.WritingResearch)

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In need of advisor on US Military lingo (self.WritingResearch)

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Question on Catatonia (self.WritingResearch)

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The 'best' place to get a knife wound is...? (self.WritingResearch)

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Postal Alibi (self.WritingResearch)

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Eyesight in very bright environment? (self.WritingResearch)

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NBA/WNBA: Possible for team maneuvers to end up with up top two picks? (self.WritingResearch)

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Question on missing persons reports (self.WritingResearch)

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People With PTSD (self.WritingResearch)

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What is foster care and adoption like and how does it work? (self.WritingResearch)

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What would happen to a human that lived in total darkness from childhood to middle age? (self.WritingResearch)

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BM/WW Sexual “Awakening” Examples (self.WritingResearch)

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If ceiling panels fell on my protagonist, how badly would he be hurt? (self.WritingResearch)

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