All Blog Posts Tagged 'writer' (59)

Planning And Structuring A Crime Novel

I've started planning the next DI Andy Horton marine mystery crime novel, number eight in the series, which is set against the backdrop of the sea on the South Coast of England. How much planning is required when structuring a crime novel?

The answer to that question varies with the author. Some crime writers spend a very long time at the planning stage, up to a…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on April 8, 2011 at 7:03pm — No Comments

Finished DI Andy Horton Crime Novel last night and sent it to my editor

Last night I finished the final edits on the DI Andy Horton crime novel, number seven in the series, and pressed the send button. Yes, it's whizzed its way to my editor and will pop into his e mail this morning.

Looking back at my notes I see that it took me ten months to write. I started it on 12 June 2010. I would like to have written it in nine months and my…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on April 5, 2011 at 7:56pm — No Comments

In For the Kill, a fast-paced thriller now published in Turkey

I was pleased to receive the Turkish edition of my thriller In For The Kill at the weekend. In For The Kill is published in Turkey by Babıali Kültür Yayıncılığı one of the country’s…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on April 1, 2011 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Self-Publishing: Promoting Yourself - Part Four

There are many outlets both in print and in person where you can be seen and heard.

MAGAZINES

In print, consider submitting short stories to different magazines. Every reader of your article is a possible buyer for your book. For one stop shopping in this area, become a member of Writer's Market. On their site, they list magazines alphabetically that you can submit to.

One other place you can register is at… Continue

Added by Cheryl Bradshaw on March 21, 2011 at 1:12am — No Comments

Crime Time Event with Pauline Rowson at the Isle of Wight Festival

Tickets are now on sale for my event at the exciting and vibrant Isle of Wight Festival in April. You can read about my event and other events taking place over the weekend of 15-17 April at Ventnor on the Isle of Wight on the website, but below is a…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on February 28, 2011 at 6:35pm — No Comments

I shall be at Crimefest on 20 May on a panel discussion with fellow crime writers - looking forward to it

I'm delighted to be returning to Crimefest in May 2011 at the Bristol Royal Marriott Hotel and will be on a panel discussion on Friday 20 May at 9am. Crimefest is a convention for people who like to read an occasional crime novel as well as for die-hard fanatics. It is now one of the most popular dates in the crime fiction calendar and draws top crime novelists, readers, editors, publishers and reviewers from around the world. It follows… Continue

Added by Pauline Rowson on February 21, 2011 at 5:40pm — No Comments

Crime novels on Amazon at Special Offer prices for limited period

Over the last year I have seen a considerable rise in the sales of my e books and on Kindle, which was revealed as the most popular e reader device and the fastest growing in the UK overtaking the Sony Reader. And for anyone who wants a bargain, for a limited period only, my e book publisher is offering my DI Andy Horton marine mystery crime novel…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on February 14, 2011 at 7:32pm — No Comments

Marine Mystery DI Horton Novel Dead Man's Wharf Published as Unabridged Audio Book

I received my author copies of the latest DI Andy Horton marine mysteryto be published as an unabridged audio book yesterday and it looks and sounds great. Dead Man’s Wharf is the fourth in the marine mystery series of crime novels featuring Inspector Andy Horton and is set in Portsmouth and the Solent area. It was chosen as the Best…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on February 11, 2011 at 6:39pm — No Comments

Falling in Love with your Fictional Characters

http://henya-writingismylife.blogspot.com/2011/01/falling-in-love-with-your-fictional.html

Added by henya drescher on January 20, 2011 at 11:18pm — No Comments

Interesting opportunity for writers

Author Stacy Juba has a very cool question to ask writers: What were you doing 25 years ago today? Or, more intriguing yet, what was one of your characters doing 25 years ago?

My answer appears today http://stacyjuba.com/blog/2010/07/28/25-years-ago-today-well-known-writer-and-blogger-jenny-milchman/

If you get a chance to stop by, I'd love to hear your comments!… Continue

Added by Jenny Milchman on July 29, 2010 at 5:59am — No Comments

Back from my appearance at Crimefest 2010

A boiling hot day in England (the first of the year) and being closeted inside a stuffy Marriott Hotel in Bristol was not the best place to be. But Crimefest, an international convention of crime writers and crime fiction fans, beckoned on 21 May 2010 and I was delighted to be asked to appear on a panel with other crime writers to talk about my crime novels and answer questions from the delegates.

I met my fellow crime writers; J.D. Goodhind, Neil White, Linda Regan…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on May 23, 2010 at 1:26am — No Comments

Just finished the penultimate revision of the next Inspector Horton Marine Mystery Crime Novel

I've just finished the ?nth revision of the new Inspector Andy Horton marine mystery crime novel - the sixth in the series to feature my flawed and rugged detective whose patch is the Solent area on the South Coast of England. My office looks like a bomb's hit it with notes and paper strewn all over the place, and I have e mails piling up in my in box needing answers, and…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on May 18, 2010 at 12:03am — No Comments

Stealing the novel, really

Every couple of days a little alert pops up in my email account letting me know that I can read my books for nothing in Norwegian. My Norwegian’s not so great and I can read my books for nothing any time. But that’s not the point.

Scandinavia is a major center of so-called Cyberpunks who have willfully misinterpreted an old hacker adage that “information wants to be free” to mean “go ahead and steal things from which someone else expects to earn his livelihood.” Such Cyber… Continue

Added by Matt Rees on April 29, 2010 at 6:35pm — 1 Comment

My voice and his voice: first- or third-person narrative in the novel

Robert Harris has been one of my favorite authors since I first laid hands on “Fatherland,” his “what if the Nazis had won” thriller. “Enigma” and “Archangel” were even better. His first two Roman ventures “Pompei” and “Imperium” were by no means the worst books I read in the years of their publication.

Then came “The Ghost.” The story of a hack hired to ghostwrite the multi-million-dollar memoirs of a former British Prime Minister — transparently Tony…

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Added by Matt Rees on April 23, 2010 at 9:00pm — 2 Comments

Free Writing Contest: "My Best Fiction"

We are proud to present the free BookRix writing contest: March 15, 2010 to May 10, 2010

Put forth what you consider to be your best work of fiction, whether it’s a short story, script, adventure, vampire romance, fan fiction or even Manga: All genres are welcome in this contest! The work must be at least 20 BookRix pages long, but…

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Added by Nils on March 16, 2010 at 10:52pm — No Comments

Writer's Prescription: Butt in Chair

You have an idea. Maybe you have the first three chapters done. But somehow, the rest isn't coming. Is it writer's block? Is it bad plotting? Will it ever become a novel?

Experts everywhere have one answer: butt in chair. You have to write. You have to sit there. You have to keep at it. Will it be good? Maybe, maybe not. But you can't fix it if it isn't there.

Write a whole story. Once you're written "The End", then you can worry about whether it's good or not and…

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Added by Peg Herring on March 9, 2010 at 8:56pm — 4 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

New suspense/action novel: The Raven Affair

THE RAVEN AFFAIR was released on the 11th of February. An action/suspense novel in Ebook format, available online any day now. The paperback is due in March, check it out at www.SNEDELTON.com…

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Added by STEVEN NEDELTON on February 18, 2010 at 11:46am — No Comments

A reader's review of CROSSROADS by Steven Nedelton

“An exciting new book is out, Crossroads by Steven Nedelton. I recommend it highly, in fact I bought it. It is a mind bending thriller that deals with espionage, murder, revenge and mayhem. If you have ever ridden on a roller coaster, you had better keep your hands in the car with this one. This will keep you on the edge of your seat but at times there is NO edge. Mind control takes over leaving you grasping and gasping at this Ian Holm style story. It is, however, much more than that. You… Continue

Added by STEVEN NEDELTON on January 30, 2010 at 1:09pm — 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