Category: writing problems

The Ghost in the Carriage

Post author By Jennifer Antill
Post date November 3, 2023
Categories In a novel, Alexander the First, writing problems
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I have been trying to tidy up the manuscript of my work in progress, Fortune’s Price, a novel which can be read alone, but which follows on from Small Acts of Kindness, a tale of the first Russian revolution that was published in November last year. Towards the end of the first part of the […]

Two people in one

Post author By Jennifer Antill
Post date September 20, 2023
Categories In Decembrists, Small Acts of Kindness, writing problems
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Alexander Mikhailovich Murav’ev (1802-1853) Lithograph. (1822) Piotr Feodorovich Sokolov (1791- 1848) There can be problems when a writer tries to combine an engaging plot with historical truth. This can be particularly true when it comes to depicting characters who are ‘real’ people. Historical novels vary widely in their historical accuracy, ranging from books that are […]