It’s reached that time of year when the summer writing festivals start assembling their line ups, and I can now reveal that I shall be attending CrimeFest in Bristol, which runs from the 14th – 17th May. CrimeFest is a convention for people who like to read an occasional crime novel as well as for die-hard fanatics, and it features a series of panels, interviews, reading groups, crime writing workshops, dinners and award presentations. I have been invited to appear on two of the panels:

- Sunday 17th May, 9.30am – 10.30am
Pick Up On South Street: A Date With Debut Authors

- Sunday 17th May, 11.00am – 12.00pm
Edge Of Doom: What Pushes Your Characters Over the Edge?

This will be my inaugural appearance as a panellist, and should any of you be planning on attending the event, I’d be more than happy to meet up for a chat.

Last week was spent working through the comments that my agent, Broo Doherty, had on The Beholder. Broo’s comments have also got me thinking further ahead as to how I might develop my lead character, Zac Hunter, and I’ve come up with a couple of pretty exciting ideas, although I’ll be keeping them to myself for now as I kick them around in my head for a while. On the gig front, I saw up and coming Welsh rockers Attack! Attack! At the Norwich Waterfront, and as usual they put on a great show. I’ve previously seen them in a couple of prestigious support slots (with Lost Prophets and Funeral For A Friend), but this was the first time they were headliners (or co-headliners to be precise) in their own right, and they continue to look like a band that’s destined for greater things. Check out their eponymously titled debut album if you get a chance – they’re a bit like a cross between Fall Out Boy, Foo Fighters, and Lost Prophets.

Cheers,
Steve

What’s Steve been listening to this week?
The ’59 Sound – by The Gaslight Anthem
Attack! Attack! – by Attack! Attack!
Love, Ire, and Song – by Frank Turner

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