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Here lies a man…

Sebastian Faulks didn’t fire a single shot during World War One. In fact, the lad hadn’t even been born. And yet he managed to dramatise the event with such authority that critics were astounded. But how does his achievement stand in the light of cold, hard writing advice? We’re always told write about what you know. But does this mean avoid anything outside our personal…