All Blog Posts Tagged 'novels' (261)

Does My Countenance Look Fat in This? (Pride and Prejudice: Hidden Lusts)

How I came to write my scandalous version of the Jane Austen classic!

http://mitziszereto.com/blog/does-my-countenance-look-fat-in-this-pride-and-prejudice-hidden-lusts/

Added by Mitzi Szereto on August 4, 2011 at 12:24am — 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

Author Marketing Online

Introduction

It’s no secret that every author today has to market. Even the most successful authors today are marketing, big time, one way or another. The most successful may have publicists and marketing consultants helping them, but they all are getting down in the trenches as well. Not yet an established, branded bestseller? Then you may be the only one doing your marketing, but someone sure has to be doing it! It might not be as much fun (at least…

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Added by Ronald S. Barak on July 27, 2011 at 1:50am — No Comments

Mitzi Szereto Interview at Night Owl Reviews

Lots of book, publishing and marketing chat with Pride and Prejudice: Hidden Lusts author Mitzi Szereto.

http://mitziszereto.com/prideandprejudicehiddenlusts/mitzi-szereto-interview-at-night-owl/

Added by Mitzi Szereto on July 25, 2011 at 4:19am — No Comments

Erle Stanley Gardner's Birthday

July 17 was Erle Stanley Gardner's birthday (1889). He studied law on his own and passed the bar at age 21. Working as a lawyer wasn't enough to keep him busy so he began writing detective fiction for pulp magazines. In 1933 he published The Case of the Velvet Claws, his first Perry Mason novel, and went on to write 80 more -- writing 4,000 words a day, even while practicing as a lawyer --…

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Added by Love Is Murder Conference on July 19, 2011 at 3:04am — 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

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

Delighted to see a whole bookstore panel of my crime novels displayed in Waterstone's UK

I dropped into Waterstone's in Newport on the Isle of Wight last week and was delighted to see Paul Armfield, the manager, who showed me the huge display of my crime novels in the store.

I saw the shelf… Continue

Added by Pauline Rowson on June 27, 2011 at 8:52pm — No Comments

Presenting prizes and certificates to the Crime and Intrigue Short Story Competition winners on the Isle of Wight, UK

On Monday 20 June I was privileged to present the prizes to the winners of the Crime and Intrigue Short Story Competition organised by the Wight Fair Writers Circle. …

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Added by Pauline Rowson on June 24, 2011 at 7:02pm — No Comments

Editing is an essential part of writing a good crime novel - Pauline Rowson tells students on the crime writing workshop

Editing is an essential part of writing a good novel, a point that I hammered home on the Crime Writing Workshop I ran last Saturday. It is a critical requirement to getting published by a publishing house and is even more important if self-publishing.

Editing is an important part of an author's job. The first draft is just that, simply a first draft and many new writers make the mistake of thinking that they have completed their…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on June 23, 2011 at 6:39pm — 1 Comment

A busy day ahead, appearing on the Alex Dyke Show BBC Radio Solent 12.00-13.00 then presenting prizes to winners of a crime short story competition

This morning I am appearing on the Alex Dyke Show on BBC Radio Solent on his Big Hour slot between 12.00 and 13.00. I'll be chatting to Alex about my DI Andy Horton marine mystery crime novels and my thrillers set in the Solent area and Portsmouth. You can listen live… Continue

Added by Pauline Rowson on June 20, 2011 at 5:37pm — 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

How do you cope with book reviews?

Opinion is free, and part of being a published author is that you have to accept that some people will love your books, others will loathe them. What one critic raves over another will slate. Most authors dread reviews. For nine months (and sometimes longer for some authors) you have poured your heart and soul into that creation. You have invested a great deal of time and emotion in creating it and, as with a child, you want it to be well received in the world. When it isn't it can hurt.… Continue

Added by Pauline Rowson on June 3, 2011 at 6:48pm — 2 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

I'll be presenting prizes to the winners of the Crime & Intrigue Short Story Competition in June

On Monday 20 June I will be presenting prizes to the winners of the Crime & Intrigue Short Story Competition on the Isle of Wight, organised by the Wight Fair Writers' Circle.

I'll also be signing copies of my DI Andy Horton crime novels and my… Continue

Added by Pauline Rowson on May 26, 2011 at 8:32pm — No Comments

Crimefest Part Three - My publisher's drinks party plus a surprise visitor

It's not everyday I get invited to a publisher's party and when it happened to be my publisher, Severn House, how could I possibly refuse!

Drinks with my publisher followed the announcement of the shortlist for the CWA Dagger Awards at Crimefest on Friday 20 May.

Had a fantastic time and while there with my… Continue

Added by Pauline Rowson on May 26, 2011 at 2:45am — No Comments