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Originally Posted by frahse
It is exactly for a village in the middle of a forest that charcoal is appropriate. That is why you need to acquaint yourself with charcoal so you understand that. You need to do the research so that you have a feel for it.
Charcoal, which was made from wood, was used for achieving higher temperatures which were used for ceramics as well as for metal forging.
Charcoal is also used for cooking and is light and portable which is necessary for a mobile vendor, and one reason why Haiti has little forest. - just an example.
Remember writing isn't just the art of putting words together that please a reader, it is also the job of understanding what those words mean. That requires research if you don't already have the information.
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I am aware that writing does require the research, and I am not straying from this responsibility, hence the starting of this thread. Thank you for the vivid beginner's explanation to charcoal, I will look into this even further on my own, but it was nice to have your insight on it, especially about the relation to the village in the middle of a forest.
Kennyc, it does seem to make more sense to change it to just malleable, gives more clarity to what I mean, not sure why I didn't think of it beforehand.
Thank you to all that have replied to this thread, I'm glad I started it. The help of all of you has been very welcoming to a person who generally stays away from even creating an account on forums, for fear of flaming and troll-wars.