Turning the Pages of an Old Book
What I learned from handling a painted manuscript, and what a scribe’s day was like.
November 3, 2026 · 5 min
Where I Write the Mornings
A desk by a window, a clay pot of coffee and three hours before the world wakes.
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Letters from Aderan
A research letter every Monday: a source, a map, a decision and a page I threw away.
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Drawing the Map Before the Chapter
Why I lay out a map on the floor before I write a single word of a journey.