Thread: Anybody want to help me invent a new branch of the military?
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Old 10-11-2012, 11:17 PM   #45
Andrew H.
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Originally Posted by susan_cassidy View Post
If you have no military experience, I doubt you will be successful in writing military SF.
The most successful military novel in the US, by far, is "The Red Badge of Courage," which was written by someone with no military experience. Which didn't stop Hemingway, who did have military experience, from calling it one of the finest pieces of American lit.

But no pressure, Nancy!
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