Steven Craigh

51, Male

Cleve

Australia

Profile Information:

Hometown:
cleve
About Me:
introduced to crime through elmore leonard and raymond chandler. since then i've become an avid reader of crime, particularly historical crime by authors like iain pears, matthew pearl and caleb carr.
I Am A:
Reader, Writer
Books And Authors I Like:
Iain Pears - An Instance of the Fingerpost, Caleb Carr - The Alienist, Matthew Pearl - The Dante Club, Shane Maloney - The Brush Off .
And anything by Michael Robotham, Val McDermid, Elmore Leonard, Peter Robinson, James McGee, John Connolly, James Lee Burke or Raymond Chandler.
Movies And TV Shows I Like:
TV: Wire in the Blood; Deadwood; Rome; The Wire; Black Books; The Ghost Squad; Firefly; Rebus; Murphy's Law.

Movies: Children of Men; Unforgiven; Chinatown; The Prestige; Malcolm; Sin City; Pan's Labyrinth; Mystery Men; The Big Lebowski; The Lives of Others; Welcome To Collinwood; Kiss Kiss Bang Bang; Doomsday.

Comment Wall:

  • JackBludis

    Good, good selection of authors and drama. Historical crime is one of my favorites.

    Aug 29, 2007

  • Steven Craigh

    Thanks, Jack. Historical Crime was my introduction to the whole crime/thriller/mystery genre, so I retain a soft spot for it, even if I don't read as much of it now as I once did.

    Aug 29, 2007

  • Tony Berry

    Welcome Steven. I'm only about a week "older" in Crimespace teerms than you. Definitely still learning my way around and find the system has some odd quirks. I, too, am doing a diploma in writing with crime writing my chosen genre. One thing I've founed is that writing is the easy part. It is the promoting, selling and getting agents/publishers to look at your work that is the hard part. Good luck with your endeavours. Write on.

    Aug 29, 2007

  • Steven Craigh

    Thanks Tony. I have my first manuscript, a speculative fiction novel, doing the rounds of publishers now, so I'm starting to appreciate just how tricky it can be to get work read. But I'll hang in there.

    Aug 30, 2007

  • Alison Bruce

    Hi Steven,

    What an honest introduction you've given yourself. I'm no expert but happy for you to ask me anything that you think I might know.

    Alison

    Jan 30, 2008

  • L.J. Sellers

    Hi Craigh
    So glad to hear that you have novel "doing the rounds of publishers." Best wishes on that.
    The character discussion is fascinating. I always start out with a "character sheet," but soon abandon it as the story and characters evolve. My novels do tend to be plot driven, though.

    Mar 8, 2008