Creating an
Expert File
No matter what kind of writing you
do (fiction or non-fiction books and articles) you are going to need basic facts. Hoe much snow does a town receive in the
winter, what are the real facts about child abuse? and more. I find it easiest to do this by contacting an expert.
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to do this I began creating an expert file. I have online research sources that
provide hundred of experts in many fields. Here are some of them.www.ProfNet.com (http://www.profnet.com). www.businesswire.com www.researchinfo,com
for instance, I was doing an article on generation x for NARDA News. I had a
lot of material on the subject but no specific information. I contacted ProfNet and received several dozen replies. More than enough to fill in my article. I also had enough
for the next article on the subject. These names then go in my information file.. After a few articles I had several
