291: Nancy Taber- Author of A Sea of Spectres
Our guest this week is Nancy Taber (A Sea of Spectres, Acorn Press, May 2024). A former member of the Canadian military and now an academic, Nancy's debut novel was inspired by her own family history as well as the culture and folklore of Prince Edward Island. A three-person POV covering distinctly different time periods, the story was restructured several times before publishing in its current form. We discuss her process for revision, based not only on peer and editorial feedback but Nancy's own organic take on the narrative. We delve into how her military training helped her in this new…
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