Over in last week’s Ask Me Anything chat, a supporter brought a question about their novel plot and story: it depended on two people striking up a platonic friendship across a professional barrier which most in that profession - and at least some readers - would know is not supposed to be crossed. The questioner wondered whether they should go with it anyway - after all, there must be many police officers who roll their eyes at how TV policing goes on - or it would prevent readers from buying into the story and going with it. If the latter, what should they do about it?
When facts mess with your fiction
And why you should never apologise and rarely explain
