All Blog Posts Tagged 'rowson' (142)

Marine Mysteries Featured on The Book Depository Web Site

I'm delighted to see that my Marine Mystery crime novels are being featured under crime writers on the top international online book seller web site The Book Depository.

There are some great deals on prices and Free Worldwide delivery. Having bought books myself from…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on February 8, 2011 at 12:11am — No Comments

Crime writing can be a messy process

So I have the idea. I do some research. I work it up into an outline plot with a smattering of characters and then I start writing. This is when it gets messy.

1. The brain dump or free flow

First up is the free flow type of writing when I'm eager to bring the idea and characters to life by getting words and actions on to my computer screen as quickly as possible. Often these are not the correct words, the description is hazy, the characters not fully formed, the grammar and… Continue

Added by Pauline Rowson on February 1, 2011 at 1:41am — No Comments

Choosing a location for the setting of a crime novel

I wrote the following article for the Crime Writers' Association (CWA) Debut Dagger Award to help those entering for the competition, and thought it might interest readers of my blog here on Crimespace. The Debut Dagger is open to anyone who has not yet had a novel published commercially. All shortlisted entrants will receive a generous selection of crime novels and professional assessments of their entries. The…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on January 17, 2011 at 6:35pm — No Comments

Looking forward to a productive and busy 2011

January kicks off with an appearance on Portsmouth Live TV on 6 January with Live at Five with Sally Cronin at 5pm. I’ll be chatting to Sally about my crime novels and also talking about the forthcoming launch of the Crime Writers’ Association Young Crime Writers Competition 2011on 10 January. Once again I will be the southern area judge for the competition and looking forward to reading the entries…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on January 6, 2011 at 2:59am — No Comments

A special evening presenting prizes to short story competition winners on the Isle of Wight, UK

Over seventy people attended the prize giving ceremony last night of the Wight Fair Writers Circle, Winter Short Story Writing Competition in Newport on the Isle of Wight.

I was very honoured to be asked to give a short talk at this wonderful event and to present the prizes to the adult category of the competition at the Castlehold Baptist Church and new reception rooms in Newport.

I'm very grateful to Wightlink who generously sponsored my ferry trip across to the Isle of…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on December 23, 2010 at 2:59am — No Comments

Crime and the City, CSI Portsmouth where crime fiction met crime fact a huge success

Over 200 people packed the hall in Portsmouth to hear best selling crime fiction authors pitch their wits against police and forensic experts in a unique event the first ever Crime and the City CSI Portsmouth held as part of Portsmouth Bookfest on 6 November.

Lovers of crime fiction and CSI television programmes came together at John Pounds Community Centre in Queens Street, Portsmouth, to hear crime authors and crime experts debate…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on November 8, 2010 at 7:42pm — No Comments

Just uploaded a new short video clip- an interview with Angel Radio on the Crime and the City, CSI Portsmouth event

In this video clip I am talking to Tony Smith of Angel Radio about a unique event where I and four of my fellow international crime authors: Simon Brett, Graham Hurley, Peter Lovesey and June Hampson join police, CSI, forensic and fingerprinting experts in Crime and the City, CSI Portsmouth on Saturday 6 November at the John Pounds Centre, Portsmouth.

Fiction meets fact at this…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on October 18, 2010 at 11:54pm — No Comments

Yesterday a talk to a great crowd in Hampshire, next week I'm off to the West Midlands

Yesterday I gave a talk to a packed audience of the U3A group in Waterloovile, Hampshire about my crime novels and how I write my police procedural marine mystery crime novels featuring Inspector Andy Horton and my thrillers . They were a great crowd and I was delighted to answer their questions and sign so many books.

Next week I'm off to the West Midlands and will be speaking at Perry Common Library in Birmingham and…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on September 24, 2010 at 3:21am — No Comments

New video - Pauline Rowson reads an extract from the fifth Inspector Horton Blood on the Sand

I've posted a new video here, on my You Tube channel and my official web site. It's an extract from my radio interview with Rob Richardson of Write-Invite, on Express FM, in which I read from my latest Inspector Andy Horton marine mystery crime novel, Blood on the Sand…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on July 9, 2010 at 4:04am — No Comments

Translation rights sold to China for two marine mystery crime novels by Pauline Rowson

I'm pleased to announce that translation rights have been sold to China for two of my crime novels, Tide of Death, the first in the Inspector Andy Horton marine mystery series and In Cold Daylight, a crime thriller novel about the cover up of the mysterious deaths of firefighters killed in the line of duty.…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on June 16, 2010 at 9:30am — No Comments

There's a lot going on in March - writing and speaking events

Aside from putting the finishing touches to the Inspector Andy Horton novel I’m writing there are a clutch of events happening in March.

Firstly, my crime thriller novel In For The Kill is being featured in Read an E…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on March 1, 2010 at 7:44pm — No Comments

It's shaping up to be a busy 2010

2010 is already shaping up to be a busy year with lots of writing activity, talks and book signings to look forward to. Here is the line up for the first six months of the year as it stands at the moment. There is a new Calendar of Events page on my official web site and all my events, book signings and publications will be posted there throughout the year, as well as here.

On 27 January I start the year… Continue

Added by Pauline Rowson on January 1, 2010 at 10:49pm — No Comments

Edited Highlights of 2009 - a busy and interesting year

At this time of the year I like to look back over the year's major writing achievements and activities (before looking forward to the coming year) so I thought I'd do a quick round up of all that has happened regarding my writing in 2009. I hope it doesn't bore you, but if it does you can always click off.

February 2009

The Suffocating Sea, the third Inspector Andy Horton marine mystery crime… Continue

Added by Pauline Rowson on December 18, 2009 at 12:51am — No Comments

New Video Uploaded-The Inspiration Behind In Cold Daylight

I've uploaded a new video. In it I discuss the inspiration behind my fast-paced crime thriller novel, In Cold Daylight. I'm also reading the prologue from the novel.

Here is a short blurb about In Cold Daylight- there is more about the book on my web site

Was fire fighter, Jack Bartholomew's death an accident or arson? Who is determined to stop him from discovering the truth… Continue

Added by Pauline Rowson on May 27, 2009 at 7:52pm — No Comments

Who do you see playing Inspector Horton?

I’m often asked this question. Who would play Inspector Andy Horton if there was a film or television series made of my Marine Mysteries. It’s quite a tricky question to answer in a way because my view of the actor to play Andy Horton might not fit with yours.

Andy Horton has had a tough upbringing. Illegitimate and brought up on the streets of Portsmouth, his mother abandoned him as a child. He has no idea where she is or even if she is alive.… Continue

Added by Pauline Rowson on March 6, 2009 at 11:41pm — No Comments

New look e-newsletter

My new official website has now been running for a month and I am pleased to say we have had excellent feedback from it. (Thank you Darren of Metadas Media for being such a talented web developer.) What’s great about it is that we can instantly update it ourselves, at any time, quickly and easily. We can post new events as they are confirmed, new book releases,… Continue

Added by Pauline Rowson on February 2, 2009 at 11:32pm — No Comments

BBC Radio Solent Called

BBC Radio Solent called today to ask me if I would be happy to be featured as one of ‘Julian’s People’ to follow throughout 2009. Of course I jumped at the chance. Julian Clegg presents a very lively radio programme from 6.30am to 9.30am every weekday.

“It may be Julian and the team of reporters, travel, weather and sport presenters behind the mic, but it's 'Julian's People' who really make BBC Radio Solent's breakfast show the South's favourite.

Julian’s show has… Continue

Added by Pauline Rowson on January 21, 2009 at 4:17am — No Comments

The New Inspector Horton Marine Mystery Crime Novel

Here it is, the jacket cover for the NEW Inspector Horton Marine Mystery - Dead Man's Wharf- the fourth in the series. It will be published on 30 April 2009. It looks pretty sinister to me and I hope you like it. Let me know what you think.

Below is a preview of what's to come in Dead Man's Wharf. I'll be posting an extract from the book on my web site in due course. For now you can read extracts of Tide of Death and Deadly Waters, featuring… Continue

Added by Pauline Rowson on January 17, 2009 at 4:16am — No Comments

Copy edits, Cornwall and Newcastle

I have just finished going through the copy-edit proofs for DEAD MAN'S WHARF, the new DI Andy Horton marine mystery crime novel due to be published in hardback on 29 April 2009. There weren't any revisions to the manuscript thank goodness and only a few small alterations but this is a task that I am not overly fond of. Why? Because I have an irresistible urge to keep changing what I have written. I always think I could improve a word here, a sentence or a paragraph there, but this is often… Continue

Added by Pauline Rowson on January 6, 2009 at 3:48am — No Comments

Coffee, Crime And Croissants

I've been invited to BBC Radio Solent's On Air Christmas Party on 17 December 2008. It's part of the BBC's 100 Lives Project and I am one of the "lives!"

BBC Radio Solent's 100 Lives project offers a snapshot of life in the 21st century by following the lives of 100 people over the year. I was privileged and pleased to be chosen as one of those… Continue

Added by Pauline Rowson on December 10, 2008 at 9:45pm — No Comments