On Thursday 13 March I was welcomed by a very lively group of writers at the Chiltern Writers Group, Wendover, UK, where I was pleased to be able to pass on some tips and techniques on writing a novel.
My talk was on the perfect system for planning, researching, plotting and writing a novel. I covered from concept to completion using mind maps, plot lines; developing and keeping track of characters, and factoring in research.…
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At Monks Brook U3A on 8 January I was delighted to talk to the audience about my DI Andy Horton crime novels, how I draw my inspiration from the area in which the novels are set (the Solent area on the South Coast of England) and my method for developing plot lines and creating…
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The Controversial Life of a Book: The Wilde Passions of Dorian Gray is now at Errant Ramblings: Mitzi Szereto's Weblog.
http://mitziszereto.com/blog/the-controversial-life-of-a-book-the-wilde-passions-of-dorian-gray/
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A visit to the newly refurbished Sandhurst Library in Bracknell Forest on 4 December was the perfect way to finish a busy year of talks and public appearances in 2013. Not only were the audience lovely and packed with some die hard DI Andy Horton fans but after my talk about murder, crime and bodies there was a gorgeous English tea complete with cucumber sandwiches, scones with jam and cream,…
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Welcome to Harmony is a middle grade fiction novel that explores a young boy’s struggle to make friends in a new town while coping with the physical condition of becoming a werewolf.
Dan Trumpis is proud to announce the recent release of his novel Welcome to Harmony. Welcome to Harmony is a middle grade fiction novel that explores a young boy’s struggle to make friends in a new town while coping with the physical condition of becoming a werewolf. The compelling book…
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What is the secret to good crime writing? No one better to ask than a group of Australia's leading crime writers. Their conclusions are fascinating, provocative, often surprising, and they are all drawn from the hard school of personal experience. What pieces of advice do the writers have in common? That there is no substitute for hard work! One tells us there is no such thing as writer's block - "just do it" is a common theme. There is a fun part though: research. The writers could not vary…
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Book Title: ANTIDOTE TO MURDER
Author: Felicity Young
ISBN: 9780732293697
Series: Dody McCleland
Year of Publication: 2013
Publisher: Harper Collins
Location: London (Edwardian)
Book Synopsis
When an act of compassion misfires, autopsy surgeon Dr Dody McCleland must fight not only for her career, but also for her life.
The body of a scullery maid is discovered in her room. When it emerges that she had recently begged Dody to terminate…
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This Friday, March 8, 2012, come to www.talestoterrify.com to hear a brilliant and terrifying narration of a great crime short story by Copper Smith. "We Can't Dance Together" will make your spine tingle!
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So a week ago I caught Ocean's Eleven, the Steven Soderbergh version, on TV. I never thought that version or the original were particularly good, but it got me thinking about the whole genre of heist movies. First, I should set out my own definition of what a heist movie is. A heist movie should be about one particular robbery, not a story about a string of robberies. Second, the theft is the work of a team rather than an individual. Third, the item being stolen has to be elaborately…
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'Mister on the day the lottery I win, I ain't never gonna ride in no used car again.'
I'm delighted to be back up at 'Near to the knuckle'…
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My first novel, The Devil's Road to Kathmandu, was published by short-lived imprint Dragon's Mouth Press in Hong Kong in 2006 and garnered some great reviews in the regional press at the time. The Bangkok Post called it a better backpacker novel than The Beach.
Now, The Devil's Road to Kathmandu has been republished by…
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Here is a list of articles about my writing and the DI Horton series and my thrillers in response to questions often posed by readers. Follow the links through to the articles on my website.…
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In this rapidly changing industry, writers must adapt on a near-daily basis and continuously search for new ways to reach new readers. In that mode, I’ve decided to re-brand my Detective Jackson series by listing Secrets to Die For as the first book and creating a new cover for it. The old cover was never meant to be the final product, but that's another…
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Nonfiction book "How to Write a Dick: A Guide to Writing Fictional Sleuths from a Couple of Real-Life Sleuths" by Colleen Collins and Shaun Kaufman
Available on Kindle and Nook
We're visiting various mystery writers' and crime professionals' blogs throughout July and August, posting new articles about investigations at each blog stop (with the occasional interview). Besides reading about private investigations and meeting up with mystery writers/readers, you might…
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When the trained chimps at Trestle Press approached me with the idea of "The Ultimate Six-Pack," I said, "I didn't know you had a liquor license." After explaining why my lame sense of humor should be illegal, it was revealed that this six-pack would involve…
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