Happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year to you all
Festive greetings from the team at Kirkcudbright Book Week Society. We hope you have a happy and peaceful festive season.See More
June 2018 Blog Posts (13)
Bringing your characters to life
Further to my recent post on reviews, The Railway Man received one on Amazon recently, which said: “The author continues to come up with great storylines and continues to develop the main characters further so it’s like you nearly seem to…
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A thought-provoking review
Reviews are part of a writer’s life and most reviewers are positive; even if they do not like the book (I am fortunate in that the vast majority of Amazon reviewers do like my work) they try to be constructive and explain why. I respect that and my view is that if the reviewer makes a valid point a writer…
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The rise and rise of crime fiction
British readers have become more gripped by crime and thriller novels, with sales up by 19% between 2015 and 2017, recently-published figures suggest.…
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The Vixen's Scream - in audio!
Check out Nicholas Camm’s brilliant performance on the audio book of the DCI Harris mystery The Vixen’s Scream, one of four of my books available in audio, all read by Nicholas.
A series of blood-curdling screams is heard in the dead of the Cumbrian night. When the body of a young woman is found, rumours quickly spread that a serial killer is at work in the…
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The Danny Radford novels
I also write under the name John Stanley, with two novels having been published by the Book Folks, featuring DCI Danny Radford, who investigates crime in a decaying northern city riddled by corruption.
You can check…
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Nicholas Camm brings novel to audio life
Check out Nicholas Camm’s brilliant performance on the audio book of the DCI Blizzard mystery The Long Dead, one of four of my books available in audio, all read by Nicholas.…
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Writing course runs at The Galleries in Kirkudbright
Added by John Dean on June 15, 2018 at 14:53 — No Comments
A place in the top 100
Five of the Blizzard and Harris crime novels are currently residing in the Top 100…
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A publisher worth checking out
I am proud to be one of a stable of writers published by the Book Folks of London - you can check them all out, including Anna Willett, whose latest novel is shown here, at http://thebookfolks.com/
Added by John Dean on June 5, 2018 at 15:13 — No Comments
The golden rules of writing
Here are my golden rules for witing.
* Consider the reader - do not write for yourself, always write for the reader.
* Be…
ContinueAdded by John Dean on June 1, 2018 at 16:00 — No Comments
Standing up for 'Man's best friend'
Life imitating art, I have recently become a dog owner, like my character DCI Jack Harris. It gives extra poignance to To Die Alone, one of the Harris series, part of which is set in the murky world of illegal dog fighting. You can buy the novel at …
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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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