Second Wind by Dick Francis and what I am reading this week

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I am not doing much writing but reread the above, and I really admired the technical skills and structure of the book.

That is the sort of standard I wish to achive - another "writer's writer" is the supreme story teller Stephen King.

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The Stand is a mere 1100+ pages which I am whacking my way through in all the spare moments I can find.

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Google Search: viking novel mine is not there - yet

dong some thought experiments

what would the trader take to the Faero islands and back to Norway

wood for wool is the obvious answer
birch bark roofing tiles for woolen cloth

NO knitting - that was invented by the arabs and unknown to vikings