Research

So, I sat down to write the next part of a part of a short story at the weekend. And then I went, wait a second.

Digression: it is snowing right now and I'm off school! Happy Face! :) (in case you didn't know what one was)

I digress. Anyway, I thought: wait a blimming flip of a second [I may be embellishing a little]! I don't know anything about lawyers [the next bit involves lawyers -- spoilers, sweeties], apart from what I've seen on Drop Dead Diva and Ally McBeal [I got series one for Christmas from my mum, who thinks it fits my weirdness level]. How can I write about them talking to my main character when I don't know if they'd even be allowed to talk to my main character, or if they'd want to, or how long the process would take, or ANYTHING?

SO my question to you, lovely people of the world, is how far can you or do you go with 'creative license'?
 Do I just go with what I was going to write, whether that's how the legal system works? Or do I spend hours combing the internet for knowledge when I don't even know what to ask it?

My other question -- request, rather -- is that, if you happen to be an expert in the field, or if you know whether lawyers are allowed to talk to witnesses of car accidents, and when they can talk to them, and what they can talk to them about, and which side of the court hearing or whatever the ones who'd want to talk would be on, then please comment! Please!

Writer out!

Doctor Who

Doctor Who is back for the last half of the series that began around Easter.
Now I have to be honest, I haven't be impressed with the writing since Russell T Davies left the team, what with the less than scientific 'Sci-fi'. But tonight's episode was back to the reason why I always loved the Doctor. The plot had more twists and turns than Amy and Rory's mad car journey at the beginning, making the whole episode hilarious! The rest of my family couldn't keep up with the way the story turned back on itself, but I don't know why -- maybe they're just slow, I don't know. But guess what? The only unscientific element was the randomly floating Antibodies.
Hurray for the Doctor back at his best!
Whovian out!