There’s a thing going around twitter where New York Times bestselling authors talk about how their success was not overnight. It’s true, success is not overnight! But here’s a variation for you.
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I’ve always believed that food is an integral part of world-building. It’s the fifth of my “Five Foundations of World-Building,” and I also included it in my post on world-building in realistic fiction. Food can be a useful shorthand for culture, and it can also be layered over the course of an entire novel to tell a more complicated story about power and identity.
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Diving into the ideas and inspirations behind my latest novel.
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In 2009, I started posting an annual review on my blog, rounding up what I did in the previous year and what I’m looking forward to in the next.
Well. As you may have guessed, 2020 was not your average year.
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