To research, or not to research

I'm trying to write without researching, honest I really am, but wow this is hard. I'm on a scene in my novel where one of my characters, an Egyptian woman, is in a poor community in Cairo, at a faith healer's hut.  I want to stop and look up info, and it's killing me not to.  I know zilch about any of this, so I'm trying to trudge along and fake it...and then worry about the facts later.  It is tough.

It's snowing like crazy outside.  My crazy dog was taking high steps in the snow but she managed to do her business and rush back in.  She is NOT a snow dog, that is for sure. 

On a happier note, I'm writing a lot more nowadays, and though I complained earlier about not researching I'm wondering if this has anything to do with the fact that over the last couple days I've actually made my daily word goal.  I'm trying to be more disciplined, TRYING to stick to a goal.  I'm hoping that by the end of the school year I will have the rough draft of this novel completed.

 I happened upon this today...plagiarism is never pretty.

It's passed my bedtime, which is probably why this is so jumbled.

~R

Therapy...aka writing. Lonely dog, and cold feet.

It felt nice to write in quiet today, but Tajma (my dog) was really lonesome and demanded a lot of attention.  I managed to give her some attention, and after a while of cuddling with her she was content to sleep on my feet and keep my toes nice and warm. 

I finished On Writing.  a wealth of info in it!  The one thing I can't understand-- and I have had a few other people tell me they do the same thing--is how in the world he writes with music on.  I guess there are different strokes for different folks, I really don't think I could do that, but one day I mean to try it.  Maybe the music will drown out that nagging voice that keeps saying "what about that pile of laundry downstairs". 

One of the things my DH has been telling me for years is to forget about research and just write the darn story.  Stephen King says the same thing.  maybe they are on to something.  Anyone else out there write first and research later?

It has been extremely cold today.  No amount of wood in the furnace could warm me, and there is a storm on the way.  Maybe the kids will have a snow day on Wednesday.

~R