A history book contains both evidence and its author's reasoning about that evidence. Alex Clarke tries to distinguish the two by placing evidentiary claims and analysis in separate sentences. He connects writing with the wish to share a story and an interpretation with other people. Glynn Stewart adds the commercial perspective of someone who has made a full-time living from books for a decade: income affects how he assesses the work, even though he says it generally does not determine what he writes.
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Separating historical evidence from the author's interpretation
Separate sentences can help readers recognize where historical evidence ends and an author's analysis begins.