My idea after my research

I did some secondary research on grief and loss to understand my theme fully. I found a quote from John Irving’s novel A Prayer to Owen Meany, ‘When someone you love dies, and you’re not expecting it, you don’t lose her all at once; you lose her in pieces over time.’ - John Irving. This shows the time to takes to grieve after a loss - in this case - of a loved one.

Time was an interesting concept of my loss theme, so I made an infographic about the time process of healing from online articles, and this helped me understand grief better. I developed this 'time' concept further by using war plays I had read on coping methods in stress. Most characters, in the play, had a coping method, and some were destructive and constructive - however, those who didn't have a coping mechanism actually suffered in the long run more so.

I also looked at certain articles that showed the types of coping mechanisms, and how this effects the stress the person is going through. For instance, I found a website about the three types of coping (the image) but also ways to cope like drinking, smoking, reading, etc.

I also did some research on the reading preferences of other people. I asked things like 'how often do you read?' and 'Is the content or book cover more important for you?'. This helped me gain first-hand knowledge that helped me decide on the content of my project. For instance, I decided I wanted to print my ‘book’ physically, as my findings show that 42% of people liked having the book in their hands while reading. I also asked about any author knowledge people liked to have when reading a book, whether it be a biography or additional research on them. Based on my findings, I have decided to add a written short biography in my book, as 42%, again, said they liked to read it. Also, 17% said they liked watching author interviews so I have decided to link moving image into my project by recording an interview.