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Publishers run special summer promotion on two Pauline Rowson crime novels on Kindle, following the success of an earlier promotion

My publisher is offering some special summer offers on my marine mystery crime novels featuring DI Horton and my thriller novels on Kindle at Amazon. …

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Added by Pauline Rowson on August 9, 2011 at 11:58pm — No Comments

Been wrestling with the plot of DI Andy Horton crime novel number eight and finally won after several exhausting rounds

I’ve spent the weekend wrestling with the plot of the DI Andy Horton crime novel I’m currently writing, which is number eight in the series, and I’m pleased to say that I finally won after several rounds. The outcome is looking satisfactory. It may seem strange to someone who doesn’t write novels and in particular crime novels that I have…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on August 8, 2011 at 8:08pm — 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

Crime authors and experts lined up for CSI Portsmouth 2011, it's promising to be a great event

The speakers are now in place for the exciting CSI Portsmouth event on Saturday 5 November 2011 where, during a packed day, crime fact meets crime fiction as top crime authors and crime experts come together to debate crime, answer questions and provide the audience with an informative and entertaining day.

This will be the…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on July 26, 2011 at 6:19pm — No Comments

In Cold Daylight, a thriller, is dedicated to fire fighters. Guys I salute you, you do a great job and long may you continue to do so

Last night I attended a reunion. They're not usually my scene, but this one was different. It was in the fire station in Southsea and it was members of my husband's former watch, Red Watch, who had come together to wish one of their colleagues good luck as he retires from full time service to take a job share with another fire fighter (a new innovation in the fire service in the UK) as a fireman. It was a moving experience to step inside the fire…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on July 25, 2011 at 11:45pm — No Comments

Crime Fiction Festivals and Conventions in the UK - Harrogate, Crimefest and CSI Portsmouth

Crime has descended on the otherwise respectable spa town of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England. Not a crime wave as in the criminal sense, although that could always happen, but an invasion of crime fiction writers and crime fiction fans. Yes, the Theakstons Old Peculiar Crime Festival , or the Harrogate International Festival as it is now called, has kicked off and runs until 24…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on July 22, 2011 at 8:21pm — 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

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

Pauline Rowson appearing on the Alex Dyke Show BBC Radio Solent on the Big Hour 20 June

On 20 June I'll be appearing on the Alex Dyke Show on BBC Radio Solent on his Big Hour interview 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…

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Added by Pauline Rowson on June 16, 2011 at 6:49pm — 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