May 2012 Blog Posts (3)

May open mic night approaches

Darlington for Culture (DfC) will stage the next in its series of open mic nights for authors and audiences at Darlington Arts Centre on Monday May 28. Run by John Dean, the events form part of the programme run at the centre by DfC, which is a Community Benefit Society, a type of co-operative.

Seven open mic nights have already been held by DfC, all on the last Monday of each month. Open mic nights are events where authors can take to the floor and read their material, anything from…

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Added by John Dean on May 22, 2012 at 14:00 — No Comments

Talk in Ferryhill

As part of National Crime Writing Month, I'm talking to Ferryhill Library Reading Group, Ferryhill Library, North Street, Ferryhill, Co Durham, DL17 8LX, on June 19 between 2-3pm. The Library number is 01740 651236. All welcome. No fee.

Added by John Dean on May 17, 2012 at 13:40 — No Comments

My adult creative writing courses for 2012/13

Got a story to tell? Keen to be a writer? Then this could be your big chance

Creative writing tutor John Dean has announced that he will be running his popular courses at the Friends’ Meeting House in Skinnergate, Darlington. The adult learning courses, previously staged at Darlington Arts Centre, deal with all aspects of creative writing, focusing primarily on prose, including short stories, novels and writing as well as occasional forays into the world of stage, theatre and…

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Added by John Dean on May 11, 2012 at 11:09 — No Comments

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Author Ian Robinson has a new crime novel out - and it’s attracting plenty of glowing reviews. Criminal Justice (The Book Folks) introduces undercover police officer Sam Batford, a man who walks the narrow line between successful detective and corrupt cop. The novel sees him sent to work with a serious crime team in London in an investigation which sees him play the good…See More
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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 crime writers Traude Ailinger,…See More
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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 allowing myself a little time to…See More
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