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Originally Posted by Over
I guess it depends on the author. There are those who do their research, there are others that will make up as they go. And those who just google a little bit before writing the book. 
When I was younger, it bogled me when I found out that one of my favourite authors spent 2-4 years in research, for each book. That explained a lot why it took forever a new release, but on the other hand, that explained their extreme quality. |
I'd say it depends on the reader. I know nothing about Submarines so if I read a story with detailed descriptions of submarines (I'm looking at you Tom Clancy) it would all just be gobbledegook to me. Now an expert (and how many submarine experts are there out there) would see any mistake immediately. When it comes to 'facts' in novels I just skip over them most of the time. Even then, when I do have some knowledge on the subject, it doesn't really matter to me, it's fiction, sometimes the truth has to be stretched or downright fabricated to get a story out of it. I'd hate if all fiction could do was take what-is and put that down on the page.