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“If you don’t read widely, or only read writers in fashion at the moment, you’ll have a limited idea of what can be done with the English language.”
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: if you’re writing romantasy and you’re not also reading a random non-fiction book about the spice trade in the Ottoman Empire, you are doing your story a disservice. You need to read absolutely everything.
— Oct 01, 2026 04:03PM
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: if you’re writing romantasy and you’re not also reading a random non-fiction book about the spice trade in the Ottoman Empire, you are doing your story a disservice. You need to read absolutely everything.
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