User blog comment:PullingoffMasks/How to do your fucking research/@comment-4814545-20140126042732

When I'm writing something, I often open up a new tab to go to Wikipedia and either check on something or doublecheck on something. Often, this is myths or history or even philosophy (I read up a lot on Plato's Cave when I was writing "Ontological"). Research is a good thing because not only are you being more accurate, you can provide details which will make your characters and plot seem more realistic. I know 'realism' isn't really a big thing in a story about eldritch abominations, but honestly, realism is important: a little realism helps the readers accept the story even if it's filled with unrealistic things.