#ScribesAndMakers 12 Sept: if you write about craftspeople, scientists, or artists, do you ask, or rely on web search/your own knowledge/something else?
All of the above! Researching via books and internet is always a good thing, even on topics I have personal experience in. I also love consulting with people in the fields I'm researching--and sometimes they're even the inspiration for the stories.
(Weaving In The Ends came into existence thanks to friends who are knitters & weavers, f'rex)