Are you an aspiring crime writer who is keen to develop your craft? Then…Continue
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Novelist John Dean is offering online courses for writing groups who may be struggling to meet in person during the current coronavirus restrictions.Crime writer John, who is based in Dumfries and…Continue
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John Dean is one of three UK Libraries Champions appointed by The Crime…Continue
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For me, there are plenty of examples of stories which are well written - well-crafted and technically competent. Often, they are very, very good indeed.But they do not always enjoy success, be it…Continue
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I have just started writing my next crime novel and I have more time to concentrate on it now that Kirkcudbright Book Week, which I help organise, has come to an end for this year.
In fact, the subject of how best to begin a story cropped up during Book Week, not least when I chaired an in-conversation event at the Selkirk Arms, featuring…
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I am working on a new DCI John Bizzard crime novel for my publisher The Book Folks, and that means being faced with the dreaded blank first page.
So, how do writers get going under such circumstances? How do they start writing their story? Well, in this hectic world, I have always felt that there is a lot to be said for holding back and…
ContinuePosted on February 27, 2024 at 9:00
Traditionally, events featuring crime writers are very popular at Kirkcudbright Book Week in Dumfries and Galloway and tend to sell out. However, with just three weeks to go until the beginning of the event, there are still plenty of tickets available for the three crime fiction offerings.
Crime writers due to appear…
ContinuePosted on February 15, 2024 at 15:19
I am delighted to have played a small part in this book making it into print
Castle Douglas writer David L Haigh has had his first novel published, telling a tale of murder in a rural community.
Crime novel Land Kill, which has been published by Michael Terence Publishing, tells the story of a former stockbroker turned pheasant farmer,…
ContinuePosted on February 8, 2024 at 13:45
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