The joys of research
All this is important. One bad detail, like one bad ingredient in a stew, can ruin the whole thing.
Sometimes you just have to learn a lot in order to invent something convincing.
It's like the meme where he wants to visit Turkey to learn about Medieval cornices…for a short story…
Very true.
One advantage of reading a lot of history first is to cut down on those.
All this is important. One bad detail, like one bad ingredient in a stew, can ruin the whole thing.
Sometimes you just have to learn a lot in order to invent something convincing.
It's like the meme where he wants to visit Turkey to learn about Medieval cornices…for a short story…
Very true.
One advantage of reading a lot of history first is to cut down on those.