Jun 21, 2025
writing tip #3852:
writing a novel is a lot like making a lasagne: you need 2 tbsp of olive oil, 900g of beef mince, 2 onions, 4 sticks of celery, 2 garlic cloves, 2 level tbsp of plain flour, 150ml beef stock, 1 tsp of caster sugar, 3 tbsp of tomato purée, 1 tbsp of chopped thyme, 2 x 400g tins of chopped tomatoes, 50g of butter, 50g of plain flour, 750ml of hot milk, 2 tsp of Dijon mustard, 50g of parmesan, salt and freshly ground black pepper, 12 pasta sheets, and 75g of mature cheddar (grated)
