19 Apr 2008, Posted by Cat in News, 7 Comments. Tagged writing

when research is stranger than fantasy novel writing…

I spent the whole day researching Saharan terrain, weather patterns and traditional nomadic lifestyles. This is the most interesting thing I learned:

“There is, however, a tradition of blind guides in the Sahara, men who could check their position at the end of each day by the smell of the sand.”

wow.