As you may know from my previous blogs, I am putting the final touches to the latest DCI Jack Harris novel. I am analysing each line to make sure that every word is doing a job and much of that process is focusing on dialogue.
I talk to many writers who say: ‘I can write but I…
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The DCI Jack Harris crime novel Dead Hill (Book Folks) is up to 57 reviews on Amazon now - you can see what the readers thought of it at…
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As the Crime Writers’ Association Libraries Champion in Scotland, I often find myself reminding people that libraries are about so much more than books. And one of the most important elements of the…
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Writers! Fancy writing in a house on a hill? Looking to learn more about how writers draw inspiration from their surroundings? Like to find a peaceful corner of a garden to write? And all with home-cooked meals?
Then a weekend course near Castle Douglas in Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland is for you or your writing…
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Delighted to say the DCI Blizzard crime novel The Secrets Man is at number thirty three in the…
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