odin <ragnarok@yahoo.com> wrote:

> > You do know that it's best to write about subjects you know well, rather
> > than try adding exotic details to something you know nothing about?
> 
> Good advice Louise. I am not writing anything until I know it well. But you
> cannot know anything until you learn it. 

I submit that reading websites is not going to give you the depth of
detail you'd need to make your writing believable. You would have to
experience all these ceremonies yourself (yup--even the seppuku), with a
full background in the language and culture. 

> That is why I am asking for information first. It may take years, but I
> need to start somewhere. Do you have any information that can help me? Or
> are you going to repeat you advice again a few times?

Yes.

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