And Now We Lie: Lessons Learned from Revising Historical Fiction
In the summer of 2018, while enrolled in a program at Exeter College, a professor asked if anyone had an idea for a novel. I was blindly confident at the time – in the way all young writers are, having been doing so for less than a year – and raised my hand since no one else would. This was just an...
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Revue d'histoire culturelle
2025
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| Online adgang: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Summary: | In the summer of 2018, while enrolled in a program at Exeter College, a professor asked if anyone had an idea for a novel. I was blindly confident at the time – in the way all young writers are, having been doing so for less than a year – and raised my hand since no one else would. This was just an idea, with no research or follow up: “A World War One story, where a deserter assumes the identity of his dead commanding officer.”The teacher asked a few more leading questions, then took several... |
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