Don't fret about picking a project with easier research topics. For the most part, they don't exist. Those that do exist are boring as h e double-hockey-sticks.
I don't get into really sophisticated ideas, so all I need from hubby is a yea or nay on whether something is potentially plausible or completely ludicrous. For example, I needed an invention that would make someone incredibly wealthy. Rather than going into tremendous detail it came down to him creating a simple process that generates vast amounts of clean energy from granite. Yup, the Canadian Shield is a huge energy resource in my story. As it's a romance, the science is secondary and nobody wants to get in too deep. (Thank heavens.) The bonus is that his invention happens before the story starts so I don't have to explain it. Wow! That was really good planning...except it wasn't planned. *chuckle*
Do whatever research you need, but don't let it consume you. All you require is enough to get the buzzwords right and to be somewhat plausible. You're not writing a scientific thesis.
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Date: 2011-01-05 04:54 pm (UTC)I don't get into really sophisticated ideas, so all I need from hubby is a yea or nay on whether something is potentially plausible or completely ludicrous. For example, I needed an invention that would make someone incredibly wealthy. Rather than going into tremendous detail it came down to him creating a simple process that generates vast amounts of clean energy from granite. Yup, the Canadian Shield is a huge energy resource in my story. As it's a romance, the science is secondary and nobody wants to get in too deep. (Thank heavens.) The bonus is that his invention happens before the story starts so I don't have to explain it. Wow! That was really good planning...except it wasn't planned. *chuckle*
Do whatever research you need, but don't let it consume you. All you require is enough to get the buzzwords right and to be somewhat plausible. You're not writing a scientific thesis.