{"id":26710,"date":"2023-07-09T13:50:51","date_gmt":"2023-07-09T17:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/?p=26710"},"modified":"2023-07-10T12:07:26","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T16:07:26","slug":"research-for-writers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2023\/07\/research-for-writers\/","title":{"rendered":"How to research for writing"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>3 ways to get good at getting the goods<\/h2>\n<p>You\u2019ve heard the phrase \u201chog in, sausage out.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30893\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30893\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"30893\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2023\/07\/research-for-writers\/research-for-writers-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/research-for-writers.png\" data-orig-size=\"450,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"research-for-writers\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Research project&lt;\/strong&gt; Conduct three types of research before you write. &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/female-hand-microphone-on-white-background-411111055&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Image by vipman&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/research-for-writers-300x200.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/research-for-writers.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30893 lazyload\" title=\"Research for writers\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/research-for-writers.png\" alt=\"Research for writers\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/research-for-writers.png 450w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/research-for-writers-300x200.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 450px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 450\/300;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"30893\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2023\/07\/research-for-writers\/research-for-writers-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/research-for-writers.png\" data-orig-size=\"450,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"research-for-writers\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Research project&lt;\/strong&gt; Conduct three types of research before you write. &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/female-hand-microphone-on-white-background-411111055&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Image by vipman&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/research-for-writers-300x200.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/research-for-writers.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30893\" title=\"Research for writers\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/research-for-writers.png\" alt=\"Research for writers\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/research-for-writers.png 450w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/research-for-writers-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30893\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is certainly true in writing. No matter how accomplished a writer you are, your story will be no better than your material. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/female-hand-microphone-on-white-background-411111055\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Image by vipman<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To get good at getting the goods, conduct three kinds of research:<\/p>\n<h3>1. Background research<\/h3>\n<p>Before heading to the interview, spend some quality time with your BFFs and research assistants, Google and ChatGPT. You might:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Define a term<\/strong>. Search for \u201cdefine:[TERM] in Google. I once found a cochlear implant compared to a bionic ear and was able to use that analogy \u2014 though not, obviously, those words \u2014 in my article.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Find a data point<\/strong>. I recently wrote a lead for a client in the utilities business on severe weather using stats I uncovered via ChatGPT. (Of course, you are not a New York lawyer at a court hearing; you will check the facts you get from ChatGPT before using them.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Get an explanation.<\/strong> I love HowStuffWorks.com for technical \u2018splainers. #BecauseSometimesIDon\u2019tUnderstandEngineers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is also a great place to get questions for the interview. My sister asked ChatGPT for questions to ask retailers on a conference panel. The results were nuanced and fascinating.<\/p>\n<h3>2. Interview<\/h3>\n<p>When you nail down the facts in your background research, you can use the interview to add humanity and detail to the story. Instead of covering the five 5 W\u2019s, look for anecdotes, analogies and compelling quotes.<\/p>\n<p>Ask questions that get to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Story<\/strong>. Ask \u201cwhen\u201d questions that go to moments of pain, moments of change, moments of crisis and moments of decision. That\u2019s where the stories are.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Examples<\/strong>. For a blog post on how to get rich slowly, I found all the information I needed online. So I was able to devote the interview to getting examples. I left with stories of a college dropout who started a software company, married teachers who lived on his paycheck and invested hers, and more.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Color<\/strong>. \u201cGet the name of the dog,\u201d says the Poynter Institute\u2019s Roy Peter Clark. Use the interview to make sure you can name names and number numbers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>3. Observational research<\/h3>\n<p>Try WBHA, or writing by hanging around. Being there adds color and detail to your message. So go to the scene and observe.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ask for a demo<\/strong>. One of my students was writing a post about an autistic adult who was the top salesperson at his company. I suggested she ask him to sell to her via Zoom.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Go someplace<\/strong>. I once joined a billionaire for lunch in his company\u2019s cafeteria. He ate a brown-bag peanut-butter sandwich while I, a non-billionaire, paid for cafeteria food.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Be on hand<\/strong>. My team got to observe a cochlear-implant surgery for a health system blog post. We saw a father and daughter hear each other say \u201cI love you\u201d for the first time in decades.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Get good at getting the goods.<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cWithout great reporting, a story is like one big comb-over,\u201d writes Ann Hull, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for\u00a0<em>The Washington Post.<\/em> \u201cYou can see it from the third paragraph.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Make sure your message can\u2019t be compared to a comb-over. Get good at research and information gathering.<\/p>\n<div id='MC-CTC-CTC' class='widgets_on_page wop_tiny1  wop_small1  wop_medium1  wop_large1  wop_wide1'>\n\t\t\t<ul><li id=\"custom_html-11\" class=\"widget_text widget widget_custom_html\"><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><h3>How long should your message be?<\/h3>\r\n<p>Would your message be twice as good if it were half as long?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Yes, the research says. The shorter your message, the more likely readers are to read it, understand it and make good decisions based on it.<a title=\"Rev Up Readability \u2014 our clear-writing workshop,\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/corporate-communications-training\/writing-classes\/corporate-communication-training\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/clear-writing-training.png\" alt=\"Rev Up Readability \u2014 our clear-writing workshop\" title=\"Rev Up Readability \u2014 our clear-writing workshop\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 250px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 250\/250;float:left; text-align:left; margin: 0 auto; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 2px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 18x; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px; color: #FFFFFF; max-width:100%; max-height:100%;\" class=\"img-max lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/clear-writing-training.png\" alt=\"Rev Up Readability \u2014 our clear-writing workshop\" title=\"Rev Up Readability \u2014 our clear-writing workshop\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" style=\"float:left; text-align:left; margin: 0 auto; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 2px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 18x; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px; color: #FFFFFF; max-width:100%; max-height:100%;\" class=\"img-max\"><\/noscript><\/a>So how long is too long? 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