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February 2011 Blog Posts (2)
Battling on
I have, as some of you might know, been involved in the campaign to protect UK libraries at a time of budget cuts, which has reinforced for many writers the passion their readers feel for books and those who supply them. Well, according to the…
ContinueAdded by John Dean on February 16, 2011 at 14:51 — No Comments
Endings
I am a big football fan, and just as big a rugby fan, and it has always been clear that the teams that can finish are the ones that succeed. Without producing too twee a link, it is the same with writers and writing. Why do I say this? Well, twice in recent weeks, I have read stories which promised much and did not quite deliver.
One was a novel which had a terrific idea but which announced an even better one in the final pages - then stopped without developing it. The second was a…
ContinueAdded by John Dean on February 13, 2011 at 16:55 — No Comments
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Written in a flash
I am part of the team that organises an annual short story competition for young writers in Dumfries and Galloway, as part of the run-up to Kirkcudbright book week 2025 in March. The competition is run by the event organisers Kirkcudbright Book Week Society and Kirkcudbright Library. Myself and Lesley Garbutt from the Library are the judges and this year we have asked…See More
Festival announces top quality crime fiction line-up
One of the strongest features of Kirkcudbright Book Week right from its early days has been the popularity of crime fiction - and the 2025 event is set to continue the tradition.The programme to run in the South West Scotland town between March 3-9 includes appearances by several best-selling crime fiction authors as well as those starting out on their writing…See More
How to keep a long-running series fresh
Writing a long-running series of novels, as can so often be the case for crime fiction authors, brings its own set of challenges, not least how do you keep the writing fresh for reader and writer alike?As I start the latest DCI Jack Harris novel for my publisher The Book Folks, the twelfth in the series where the action is divided between the North Pennines and southern…See More
An exciting time
Having just completed my latest DCI Blizzard crime novel for my publisher The Book Folks, this is both a nervous time and an exciting time. Nervous because, however experienced you are (and this is Book 25), it’s always a tense time as you wait for feedback from your publisher. You are never too old to learn!Exciting because your thoughts turn to the next book, which…See More
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