
The blog that changed my writing life
You write yourself into a cul-de-sac with your latest murder mystery novel. You give up smoking, only to discover you can’t write without cigarettes. Then, ten months since you last ...
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The Truth is Out
Do you know what it’s like when an idea grabs you and won’t let go? No, me neither. Only joking. Occasionally, an idea grabs me. But instead of filling my ...
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Getting fresh with a familiar favourite
The continued popularity of crime fiction is driving authors to find something new and different to tempt readers and feed their voracious appetites. It was no different twenty years ago ...
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More than a Murder Mystery
Isn’t it lovely when readers surprise you? Here I am, writing murder mysteries for crime fiction lovers, doing my best to create the most baffling and convoluted plots possible. Being ...
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A hero for today
Have you ever read a book or watched a TV programme and wished you could write something as good? Neither had I until I saw the original Inspector Morse series ...
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No Sex Please We’re Crime Writers
19th February 2021. Have you ever wondered why there’s so little sex in crime fiction? Maybe there is and I’m reading the wrong books. Maybe sex and murder are not ...
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