John Dean's Blog – February 2023 Archive (4)

An entertaining evening

A packed room enjoyed one of the early events of Kirkcudbright Book Week on Monday night (February 27) when four crime writers entertained the audience at Broughton House.

In an event entitled A Walk On the Dark side, Jackie Baldwin, Ian Robinson, Ann Bloxwich and John Dean talked about everything from how they create murderers and develop…

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Added by John Dean on February 28, 2023 at 15:26 — No Comments

Crime writer is interviewed for podcast

These are exciting times for crime author Ann Bloxwich with a new publisher, a new book and a forthcoming appearance at Kirkcudbright Book Week to celebrate.

Ann talks about her writing career in the latest in the series of podcast interviews by Book Week Society chair Chris Walker and author Gerry Hassan, who will also be appearing during…

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Added by John Dean on February 19, 2023 at 16:00 — No Comments

Who wrote that then?

I have been carrying out the final edits on the latest John Blizzard crime novel before sending it off to my publishers The Book Folks and an insight into my thought process might prove interesting.

I love the intensity and focus involved in going through every page, every line, every word, to make sure that each one is as good as it can…

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Added by John Dean on February 15, 2023 at 10:22 — No Comments

Publisher backs Book Week

A publisher and an organisation which helps promote authors have joined the list of sponsors of Kirkcudbright Book Week.

One of the UK’s leading independent publishers, The Book Folks, specialises in crime fiction, mysteries and thrillers, although they dabble in other genres, too. They publish three authors who live close to…

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Added by John Dean on February 15, 2023 at 9:46 — No Comments

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Review: Murder at the Caravan by David Pearson (The Book Folks)Authors are driven to write by a range of inspirations, everything from compelling character to mysterious plots, from the need to write with pace to an instinctive feel for landscape, from powerful themes to sharply political points that emerge from their stories. For many of the very best crime writers, a…See More
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Best-selling crime novelist and creative writing tutor John Dean has launched the latest version of his online Crime Fiction Course.The course, which runs in eight parts and can begin at a time and date to suit the writer, helps emerging authors to improve their writing and aims to increase their chances of being successful, either in competitions or admissions to…See More
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I was pleased to hear that crime writer Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin has been elected as the new Chair of the Society of Authors.The novelist takes over from Joanne Harris to begin a two-year term as Chair of the SoA’s board of directors. Joanne has held the position since 2020 and has now come to the end of her second two-year term.Vanessa, who writes crime as Irish…See More
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