A Novel by Aidan Phelan

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The Author Speaks: “Glenrowan: the edit continues…”

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Post date 24/04/2020
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Aidan Phelan discusses the editing progress on the eve of ANZAC Day, 2020.

Tags Editing, Glenrowan, Historical Fiction, News, Progress, Self-publishing

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The Author Speaks: on inclusion and exclusion

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Post date 27/03/2020
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Aidan Phelan discusses the challenge of working out what to keep in snd what to take out when adapting history into a narrative text.

Tags Aidan Phelan, Editing, facts, Glenrowan, History, Ned Kelly, omissions, Storytelling, Writing

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Why Glenrowan?

Where did the idea for the novel originate? What makes the story of the Glenrowan siege so compelling?

Tags Aidan Phelan, armour, Australia, Australian culture, award, culture, Glenrowan, History, inspiration, Matthew Holmes, Ned Kelly, Sidney Nolan, Steve Jager, The Legend of Ned Kelly, The Wild Bunch Film Festival