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In Defense of Stew
From Diana Wynne Jones’s The Tough Guide to Fantasyland: Stew is the staple food in Fantasyland, so be warned. You may shortly be longing passionately for omelette, steak, or baked beans, but none of these will be forthcoming, indoors or … Continue reading
Posted in Food and drink, writing
Tagged Diana Wynne Jones, Don Quixote, history of food, stew, The Tough Guide to Fantasyland
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Don Quixote: Worldbuilding and self-publishing
I recently participated in a panel at the World Fantasy Convention on the importance of getting real-world details correct when writing fantasy fiction. One suggestion that came up for authors writing in a historically-based setting was to read fiction written … Continue reading
Posted in books, writing
Tagged Don Quixote, history of shaving, Monty Python, self-publishing, worldbuilding
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