Journal Writing Exercise: Practice On Researching

I love doing research. You can find out so much about trivia things besides it can open up your creative juices while writing your story. You can find the answers to almost everything by just researching. You can do it all on your computer. I still love going to the research department at the library and searching on microfiche, looking through old manuals and reports. Something about having my hands on them compared to looking it up on the computer makes it more personal to me.
To get you in the mood to do research here are some questions I came up with to help get you started on doing a research project. You can use online searcher engines or go visit your local library to find the answers. Have fun.

• What is the state flower for West Virginia?
• What is the population of Paris?
• Find the name of a river in China?
• In what country is the Sistine Chapel?
• What is the state tree in Washington?
• What sounds does a Armadillo make?
• How tall can a giraffe grow to be?
• What grows in South Dakota?
• How do this make crayons?

So how did you do? Did the exercise get you motivated to do more research on your story you are working on? Myself I like to  make researching a fun game.  Think of all the things you didn’t know and after researching you are more educated on the topic. Get together with friends and out of the blue share your knowledge. Your friends will think you are a walking encyclopedia. LOL until the next journal writing exercise.