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

Tribuites paid to publisher

Tributes have been paid to publisher John Hale, who has died aged 92.

John ran Robert Hale for more than 50 years, and many authors, myself included, had good reason to appreciate his wisdom and patience.

As my first publisher, he taught me so much about the craft of writing and the publishing industry and I shall be forever grateful…

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Added by John Dean on March 25, 2023 at 16:03 — No Comments

A chance to relive Book Week

Did you miss out on an event at the recent Kirkcudbright Book Week? Or maybe you attended an event and would like to re-live it all over again? In which case, why not visit their podcast site and do exactly that?…

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Added by John Dean on March 21, 2023 at 9:00 — No Comments

Writers express concern at threat to libraries

As the Crime Writers' Association Libraries Champion in Scotland (one of three UK Champions), I am…

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Added by John Dean on March 8, 2023 at 15:14 — No Comments

Meeting up with old friends

With my most recent DCI John Blizzard crime novel having been submitted to the team at my publisher The Book Folks, my attention has turned to the new DCI Jack Harris story.

But what does a writer need when beginning such a large project? Well, there’s a lot to think about but, above all, the author needs an idea that is strong enough to…

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Added by John Dean on March 6, 2023 at 13:40 — 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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