Historical Fiction: The Challenge of Researching and Writing in a New Era by Pam Lecky
When my agent suggested I explore the possibility of writing a WW2 novel with a
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When my agent suggested I explore the possibility of writing a WW2 novel with a
At the start of lockdown in 2020, myself and my agent Simon Trewin began a
Each time I turn on my laptop, the actress Isabelle Huppert looks out at me
I sit down to begin writing a new novel, and I find that I have
The great jazz musician, Miles Davis once observed, “Sometimes it takes you a long time
Historical fiction can give a vivid picture of social history. By re-imagining the past, it
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We’ve all read about people who are incredibly disciplined and write for set periods every
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No one bothered to ask my permission, but the university where I teach had added
It has come as something of a surprise to me to find my new novel,
My son and I are tennis nuts. In normal summers when there’s no pandemic, we
A few years ago, Barry Cunningham (Chicken House Publishing) asked me if I’d be interested
Most writers suffer from imposter syndrome “I’m not good enough; my last book was a
Much of what I learned years ago, when I trained as an actress and later
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