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Originally Posted by Catlady
It seems to me that an author should have an idea of what his fictional group is supposed to do, beyond killing men. Even if the purpose and details are not specifically mentioned in the book, they would ground the book in some kind of reality. It's like an actor creating a backstory for a character to flesh out a performance. The reader might not need to know every detail, but I think the author should. I think the author should know exactly what the group does, and not just be winging it.
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Another example would be Dustin Hoffman watching the person he was portraying very carefully to get the character right.
*Dustin Hoffman won 3 awards including an Oscar for that movie.