In case you were wondering, I do intend to round up my Food in Fiction series, and I set out to do that, but I got sidetracked.
Here’s what I wrote before I wandered off topic:
‘Having looked at how others have used it, and the reasons why it might work for us, let’s think about the mechanics of how to do it: how to put Food in your Fiction.
I suppose we could just mention what a character had for their dinner, as in, “So-and-so sat down to steak pie and chips.” But would that really add anything to our narrative?
Better to give us a taste of the steak pie and chips, figuratively speaking, of course.’
… and that’s where I got sidetracked.
Thinking about a figurative taste of Food in Fiction reminded me of the fun book my friend Jane gave me when we were on our…
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