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So, go back and edit later?

It's less an issue of the audience caring as it is an issue of me caring. Pseudo-OCD at its finest.

Also, lack of research came up quite often in the "What annoys you in fanfiction" thread, so don't underestimate that.

Quick! Get Leo in here; he can help you!!

Also, you could either a) pick a different city or b) check Google Books, if you haven't already.

I'd say make something up or leave it blank, then. You can go back and edit later, right?

And perhaps the answer will amount to "Of course you fool, this is Beast's Lair Forum", but is your target audience going to know enough to care whether his backstory is historically accurate (in a fanfiction of a fictional work. no less), and do you think they'll care enough to rake you over the coals if isn't?

Originally Posted by Irothtin

Write first, research later?

Problem is, dude is walking through the streets as he gives the reader some backstory. Pretty much allowing me to do an exposition dump with a good framing, but I can't really dump anything without the research.

Originally Posted by Sei

You know, it's a fairly common technique to create conflicts based off of actual conflicts. Maybe that would help? :P

Sadly, it doesn't really, I used the actual NATO bombings in the backstory, so yeah.

I think I'll drown myself in some more stuff about the war, then write one chapter, since outside of that chapter the info is pretty much irrelevant. Which makes the whole thing frustrating since it feels like I spend a lot of time on something that's only a really, really small fragment of the story. But I like getting details right.

Write whatever, be corrected by history dudes/Type-MOON dudes/cultural dudes, research not needed.

You know, it's a fairly common technique to create conflicts based off of actual conflicts. Maybe that would help? :P

Write first, research later?