Congratulations! You have a topic! But you're still not sure how to get from "thing I'm interested in" to "viable research question." 

That's where discovery comes in, and it starts with a research inventory.

First, let's talk about discovery. The definition of discover is:

1. to make known or visible : expose

2. to obtain sight or knowledge of for the first time : find

Discovery in the research process is finding information about your topic. The more information you find, the easier it is to develop a question.

But what about the research inventory? That's the very first step in discovery: what do you already know about your topic?