A tad bittersweet coming in second though...



Just found out that "Frame-Up," my recently completed crime thriller co-written with Brad Schoenfeld took first runner up in a well-known British-based competition for unpublished writers in all genres.



The contest is run by a site called YouWriteOn, or YWO for short, which is sponsored by the British Arts Council. It's at http://www.youwriteon.com/



One gets nominated by one's peers at the site (and there must be a… Continue

Hey I've decided my new WIP is going to be a Gothic thriller that takes place in a spooky mansion during the course of one night. I'm trying to get more familiar with the sub-genre. I've been turned on to Britain's Patrick McGrath but can you recommend any other writers working in this area?



Just for kicks, here's the (very short) prologue. See if it catches your interest ...



I, Miles Trenowyth, write down this record at the goading of Dr. Horace James, practitioner in… Continue