*tears out hair *

[erastes]

Research is a right pain sometimes. I've just spent two hours writing one sentence because I wrote "a woman, wearing a..." and stopped dead.  Then I had to go and research fashion, more particularly Italian fashion in 1933, which turned out to be not as simple as it appeared.  The depression AND fascism had influenced fashion a great deal.

Now I'm stuck again over something STUPID.  What's the thing called that you carry a mixture of cake around on?  You know, usually silver or plated, and has a handle and several stories?

ETA: CAKE STAND - I'm an idiot.  Thank you enolabloodygay

Comments

[joannesopercook.livejournal.com]

TELL ME ABOUT IT. I have days where I write five words, look something up; five more words, look something up. Talk about annoying...

[erastes.livejournal.com]

I used the [INSERT SOMETHING HERE] method more and more these days. I hope i - and any beta catches them all before i send stuff out....

[joannesopercook.livejournal.com]

No, I'm too impatient for that sort of thing...I have to find it RIGHT NOW or else my head will explode brains all over the place.

It's a sickness. :D

You're using the c_smith_author method, eh? My personal fave is the XXX TRANSPORT DEVICE. LOL

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Hee - yes - and as we've discovered, going through it together, often times it was a TARDIS.

:)

[joannesopercook.livejournal.com]

HAHAHAHHAH!

The mention of the TARDIS sort of reminds me of something new I've discovered about Insp. Raft. :)