Samuel, you know that I two write fiction. My narrow niche is historic fiction and I suspect I will stay in that lane until I die. Like you I have come to understand that many of the stories I tell myself are not true. But they become more important than truth to me because what I tell myself forms not just me but the way I see the world. And the way I see the world forms the way I respond to it. That is not merely true of me personally. It is true of nations. So in some cosmic sense truth does not matter so much as the way I, and all of us, respond to the stories we tell ourselves
The stories we tell ourselves are the stories of the world. Yes indeed. I look forward to another conversation over a cup of coffee in a diner or a cafe. Keep on keeping on, my friend
Looking forward to reading this book, and congratulations! My husband Jonathan and I accompanied you on a walking tour of the French Resistance last July, and I enjoyed your grasp of the events, the complexities of the heros involved and seeing the history through your stories. Cheers!
Congratulations on getting it out there. There's so much history out there to use for fiction that it's an endless supply of ideas, or little bits that spark the brain to create new ideas.
It truly is endless ... and within each historical event there are so many sides to the story left to be told. That's why we need some historiographic fiction! Highly recommend Rushdie's "Midnight's Children" and Laurent Binet's "HhHH," which inspired the structural aspects of the novel
Congratulations on your book, and here's to many more! Hmm...I misremembered quite a few things too in the past...either they were edited or it's the Mandela effect. Hah!
Samuel, you know that I two write fiction. My narrow niche is historic fiction and I suspect I will stay in that lane until I die. Like you I have come to understand that many of the stories I tell myself are not true. But they become more important than truth to me because what I tell myself forms not just me but the way I see the world. And the way I see the world forms the way I respond to it. That is not merely true of me personally. It is true of nations. So in some cosmic sense truth does not matter so much as the way I, and all of us, respond to the stories we tell ourselves
The stories we tell ourselves are the stories of the world. Yes indeed. I look forward to another conversation over a cup of coffee in a diner or a cafe. Keep on keeping on, my friend
Looking forward to reading this book, and congratulations! My husband Jonathan and I accompanied you on a walking tour of the French Resistance last July, and I enjoyed your grasp of the events, the complexities of the heros involved and seeing the history through your stories. Cheers!
Ah it'll be a treat to hear what you think of the work! Thank you for the kind words and the support Mary
Great story, thank you.
It's always a treat when something particularly resonates with my readers. Thanks Ralph
Congratulations on getting it out there. There's so much history out there to use for fiction that it's an endless supply of ideas, or little bits that spark the brain to create new ideas.
It truly is endless ... and within each historical event there are so many sides to the story left to be told. That's why we need some historiographic fiction! Highly recommend Rushdie's "Midnight's Children" and Laurent Binet's "HhHH," which inspired the structural aspects of the novel
Congratulations on your book, and here's to many more! Hmm...I misremembered quite a few things too in the past...either they were edited or it's the Mandela effect. Hah!