Monday Writing Motivation: Are writers obliged to tell the honest truth?


This is the fifth of eight pieces I prepared for our annual writing weekend in Stow-on-the-Wold. I set out to explore the ways in which we can make readers care. It’s not a course but it is a guide that I hope you’ll find useful. This week I’m looking at the issue of historical and geographic accuracy in both memoir and fiction. This week on the water Here's a question that both memoir writers and writers of fiction frequently ask: What is my obligation to factual accuracy and how much...