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I am collecting little writing tricks that I've enjoyed. This is part 1 in an on-going series.
Reading a science fiction novella set in a near-ish future colony on the Moon.
The view point character dislikes peppermint tea but is constantly being offered peppermint tea because peppermint grows really really well on the Moon. About half a dozen times during the story this character is offered some hospitality and there is some business about her not particularly liking peppermint tea.
The effect it has of gently reminding the reader that the late-22nd century Moon is not early 21st century Earth without breaking emersion or making a big deal of the difference.
Reading a science fiction novella set in a near-ish future colony on the Moon.
The view point character dislikes peppermint tea but is constantly being offered peppermint tea because peppermint grows really really well on the Moon. About half a dozen times during the story this character is offered some hospitality and there is some business about her not particularly liking peppermint tea.
The effect it has of gently reminding the reader that the late-22nd century Moon is not early 21st century Earth without breaking emersion or making a big deal of the difference.
