@Sassypennepasta II pets
Ok so I read a lot of Rick Riordan and Christopher Paolini, and I notice how they're always able to describe stuff like they have actual technical know-how of…everything? For example, one of Rick Riordan's characters, Leo, is a skilled inventor. Whenever we're in his point of view, we get more observations as to how exactly this or that works, which parts of the machine this is and how it fits into the whole shebang. And Paolini frequently describes the architecture and handiwork (that chapter when he was smithing a blade?? OOF) in his world with such detail and vocabulary that it's mAKING ME SCREAM.
How tf do they know so much about this stuff–are they working with a team that knows their stuff (I notice a lot of these heavy descriptions start to take place in the later books), or maybe they read a lot of books, (can anyone rec me some), or do they study these things in college or something (like a major in history or what have you)?? How do they do this, and how can I improve my own vocabulary and technical know-how so that I can write like they do when needed?
