That's What I'm Talking 'bout

He would spend about one year researching a subject, followed by six months reviewing his notes and, finally, about 18 months writing the book. That aggressive research — tracking rebel guerrillas in the Peruvian jungle at age 67 for The Evening News (1990), or reading 27 books on the hotel industry for Hotel - gave his novels a realism that appealed to readers, even as some critics complained that he used it to mask a lack of literary talent.
-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Hailey

there's something glorious about that. To research, to really know what you're talking about, so that you works capture realities beyond those of human interaction.