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Cheltenham Festival and Launching Your Book in the UK
Perhaps it is because I am old enough to remember an Australian society steeped in British tradition (we sang God Save the Queen at school) or because my heritage is from one English grandparent (Whitby) and two Scottish grandparents … Continue reading
The Advantages of Letting Your Work Marinate: and How to Assess Better Books Before You Buy
Every first draft is s*t said Hemingway. Donna Tartt, speaking about her Pulitzer prize winning The Goldfinch believed that the years it was in the making added to the layers and complexity. While The Goldfinch was not one of my … Continue reading
Finding “Place”
Place. Where your story is set. How important is this? First there is the planning. Why are you setting your story in your chosen venue? It may be because you know it – and certainly if you want to create vivid … Continue reading
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Getting “Voice”
When I am engrossed in a crime novel/thriller it is usually the story that is making me turn the pages; there are exceptions, when the prose in beautiful and the characters are intriguing enough to make me want to keep … Continue reading
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Partners in Planning
Partners in planning doesn’t have quite the ring of partners in crime, but even the most successful of these do the planning first… Graeme (Simsion, author of The Rosie Project, The Rosie Effect and yet to be released The Best … Continue reading
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The Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time: Are the Oldies Still the Goodies
Having just finished the edits (Dangerous to Know) and waiting for readers comments (This I Would Kill For) the Australia Day long weekend (for those of us who took the bridge day) stretched a head with no writing to be … Continue reading
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14 Reasons Why You Should Dream About Being an Author (well, part-time)
(This is presented with due homage to Chas Newkey-Burden and 14 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Dream of Being a Fulltime Author The Telegraph Jan 4 2016, link below) First off—don’t think I don’t agree with Chas, on all 14 points … Continue reading
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Full Throttle Ahead and Damn the Torpedoes
It’s a ritual for most of us as the inevitable New Year’s Eve draws nearer: to wonder where on earth the last year went. Newspapers and magazines abound with “the best of” lists. A few “worst of” moments (laughed … Continue reading
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Beyond Route 66: Coast to Coast driving USA
Leaving Route 66 behind at St Louis (two days off the official end in Chicago) we still had a significant chunk of the USA to cross to get to the east coast. Like about a third of the country. Easy. … Continue reading
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Route 66: Saddle Me a Horse!
It would be true to say that we didn’t plan this trip (west to east Route 66) as well as some might. My father for instance; accommodation, drive instructions and time for the tourist sights a year in advance. Us? … Continue reading
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