Retelling the Story
Retelling the Story Bringing History to Life I have learned a tremendous amount since I first drafted my novel, and I am now ready to apply what I've learned to turning a great story into a much more fun and engaging reading experience. I will no longer try to impress the academics in my life but will make sure to create a world general readers will enjoy! First of all, a new title: After Bull Run . This is a title that reflects the story much better and will be more engaging and less pseudo-intellectual than Year of Disunion was. Also, as I've learned more details of the trade, I realize having a title closer to the beginning of the alphabet will make it more available when readers search for it or related topics. Second, I am moving to a full first person narrators, with several different voices interleaving over the same events. I have read many authors who have done this very well, none a better model than Alison Weir. She is a true artist with this for...