All Blog Posts Tagged 'marine' (153)

A year in the life of a crime writer, Pauline Rowson looks back over 2011

With the New Year almost upon us it's that time of year to take a look back over the events of 2011, and for me it's been a busy and productive year.

Here are some of the highlights of 2011.

January saw the launch of the second Crime Writers’ Association Young Crime Writers Competition 2011. I was the judge of the South Coast entries with the winner going forward for the National prize which was announced during National Crime Writing Week 13 - 19 June. …

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Added by Pauline Rowson on December 29, 2011 at 5:44pm — 2 Comments

Photographs form the Julian Clegg Christmas Party BBC Radio Solent with crime author Pauline Rowson

The Julian Clegg Christmas Party on BBC Radio Solent Friday 23 December was a big hit. Here are some photographs from the event.

Having a laugh and getting ready to go on air with Julian Clegg and his wonderful production team…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on December 24, 2011 at 12:58am — No Comments

Crime author Pauline Rowson on choosing the right titles for crime novels

How do you come up with titles for your crime novels?

Dead Man's Wharf by Pauline Rowson With great difficulty or considerable ease is the answer. Some titles can come instantly, almost the moment the novel hits the page (or rather the computer screen) Dead Man's Wharf was one such case. Others are like pregnancy, taking months to develop and even when the novel is…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on December 7, 2011 at 1:22am — No Comments

Location shots part two for the forthcoming DI Andy Horton crime novel, A Killing Coast, by Pauline Rowson

The seventh in the DI Horton series of Marine Mystery crime novels A Killing Coast is to be published in hardcover by Severn House in the UK on 26 January 2012 and in the USA in May 2012.

Here are some photographs taken from the locations featured in A Killing Coast a British police procedural.The novel…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on November 25, 2011 at 1:15am — No Comments

The new DI Andy Horton Crime Novel by Pauline Rowson, A Killing Coast, to be Published in January 2012

The seventh in the DI Horton series of Marine Mystery crime novels set in the Solent area on the South Coast of England, A Killing Coast by Pauline Rowson is to be published in hardcover by…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on November 21, 2011 at 4:59pm — No Comments

Footsteps on the Shore has now been published in paperback and as an e book, on Kindle and Nook

Footsteps on the Shore, the sixth in the DI Andy Horton series of marine mystery crime novels set on the South Coast of England has been published as an e book by Severn House Digital and is now available on Kindle both… Continue

Added by Pauline Rowson on September 10, 2011 at 12:18am — No Comments

Glad I chose to set my DI Andy Horton marine mystery crime novels around the Solent, it means I get to do a photoshoot on a luxury boat

The photo shoot on Saturday on board a beautiful luxury motor boat by kind donation of its owner, went really well and was great fun.…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on August 30, 2011 at 11:19pm — No Comments

I'm on a photoshoot this weekend for publicity purposes for the DI Andy Horton Marine Mystery Crime Novels

I'm on a photo shoot this weekend aboard a very impressive and luxury Fairline motor cruiser. It's not DI Andy Horton's type of craft as my readers know - he is a 'proper' sailor, the type that likes a pole and a bit of a sheet on it - no, this boat is much more up Detective Superintendent Uckfield's street. In fact I think I'll make it… Continue

Added by Pauline Rowson on August 26, 2011 at 7:51pm — No Comments

Real locations made fictional-the setting for crime writer Pauline Rowson's DI Horton Marine Mystery Crime Novels

With the paperback and Kindle versions of Footsteps on the Shore being published in August and September respectively I thought I'd post some photographs of the area where this DI Andy Horton novel is set. I posted some in January when the hardcover was published but…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on August 4, 2011 at 5:10pm — No Comments

Footsteps on the Shore, the sixth DI Andy Horton Marine Mystery Crime Novel, to be published in paperback and as an e book

I'm delighted to announce that Footsteps on the Shore, the sixth in the DI Andy Horton series of marine mystery crime novels set on the South Coast of England, is to be published in paperback in August by Severn House Paperbacks and as an e book in…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on August 1, 2011 at 7:13pm — No Comments

Nearly finished the first draft of the next DI Horton crime novel, number 8 in the series, number 7 out early next year

I've now written 70,000 words of the next DI Andy Horton marine mystery crime novel which will be number eight in the series. Number seven, A Killing Coast, is scheduled for publication in hardcover early in 2012. As soon as I have the jacket image and more information on the publication details of A Killing…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on July 29, 2011 at 7:08pm — No Comments

Creating enduring characters is the answer to a continuing literary career

Robert McCrum's excellent article in the Guardian at the weekend rang home with…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on July 18, 2011 at 6:59pm — No Comments

Is crime fiction set for a rise in sales? Publishers think so, crime authors hope so!

I read an article at the weekend that said "Crime often spikes when the economy splutters, but does demand for crime fiction surge as well? Publishers hope so." So do crime authors.

The article went on to detail how several publishing houses are launching mystery imprints in hopes of gaining a toehold in the thriving crime-fiction market.

Crime has… Continue

Added by Pauline Rowson on July 11, 2011 at 6:36pm — No Comments

Tide of Death and my thriller, In Cold Daylight, now published in China

Tide of Death, the first in the DI Andy Horton series of crime novels set in the Solent area of England, and my thriller, In Cold Daylight, have now been published in China. …

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Added by Pauline Rowson on July 8, 2011 at 6:37pm — No Comments

On the Breakfast Show on BBC Radio on 13 July talking about my marine mystery DI Horton crime novels and thrillers

I shall be on BBC Radio Solent on Wednesday 13 July talking to Julian Clegg on his Breakfast Show, giving him and his listeners an update on my marine mystery crime and thriller novels. It will be an early session as usual, at about 6.45 a.m. It's always great to talk to Julian and to be on the radio and I really…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on July 5, 2011 at 11:32pm — No Comments

Blood on the Sand, the fifth in the DI Andy Horton series just released as an unabridged audio book

Today sees the publication as an unabridged audio book of the fifth in the marine mystery series of police procedural crime novels featuring the flawed and rugged DI Andy Horton Blood on the…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on July 2, 2011 at 1:40am — No Comments

Delighted to see that Ed McBain's novels are to be reprinted and proud that USA reviews have compared my writing to McBain's

The news that Amazon Publishing has bought almost 50 titles written by the late crime author Ed McBain has sent ripples of alarm throughout the publishing world as the retailer encroaches ever deeper into publishing, but it has no doubt delighted McBain fans. I also read the news with a personal interest because my marine mystery police procedural crime novels featuring…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on June 29, 2011 at 4:47pm — No Comments

Crime author, Pauline Rowson celebrates the crime genre for National Crime Writing Week

National Crime Writing Week kicks off today in the UK and runs until June 19, 2011. This doesn't mean that everyone should start writing crime fiction and neither does it mean that us crime writers will be furiously scribbling away during the week to meet some magical target, or because it's the only week of the year when we can write. No, the purpose of National Crime Writing Week is to celebrate the crime genre and to encourage those who wouldn't normally read a… Continue

Added by Pauline Rowson on June 13, 2011 at 6:36pm — No Comments

Time frames in novels - real time and fictional time

Time frames in novels, and particularly when writing a crime series, are a tricky thing. There is 'real time' and then there is 'fictional time'. In 'real time’ I write one DI Horton a year whereas in ‘fictional time’ the novels are currently set over a period of a year.

Tide of Death,…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on June 6, 2011 at 5:41pm — No Comments

A Killing Coast, number 7 in the DI Andy Horton series of British Police Procedural Crime Novels, to be published in 2012

I'm delighted to say that publication of the seventh in the DI Andy Horton crime series, A Killing Coast is scheduled for 2012. If I hear any different from my publisher, Severn House, I will obviously let you know.

Before then though there is still a lot to come in…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on June 2, 2011 at 12:00am — No Comments