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Parrish Baker's avatar

All this is important. One bad detail, like one bad ingredient in a stew, can ruin the whole thing.

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Mary Catelli's avatar

Sometimes you just have to learn a lot in order to invent something convincing.

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Parrish Baker's avatar

It's like the meme where he wants to visit Turkey to learn about Medieval cornices…for a short story…

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Mary Catelli's avatar

Very true.

One advantage of reading a lot of history first is to cut down on those.

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