You have to be a ruthless editor of your own prose. Over the years, I've learned that the best way to incorporate research into the narrative is to turn it into action.
Sara ParetskyCapo, my first golden retriever, so loved to swim she once jumped off a cliff to get into Lake Superior.
Sara ParetskyMy parents were liberal intellectuals but even they expected me to stay at home and look after my younger siblings and do the housework.
Sara Paretsky