Are you an aspiring crime writer who is keen to develop your craft? Then…Continue
Started Feb 23, 2021
Novelist John Dean is offering online courses for writing groups who may be struggling to meet in person during the current coronavirus restrictions.Crime writer John, who is based in Dumfries and…Continue
Started Feb 7, 2020
John Dean is one of three UK Libraries Champions appointed by The Crime…Continue
Started Sep 12, 2018
For me, there are plenty of examples of stories which are well written - well-crafted and technically competent. Often, they are very, very good indeed.But they do not always enjoy success, be it…Continue
Started Mar 16, 2018
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I am currently 43,000 words into my latest DCI Blizzard crime novel for The Book Folks and key to getting the process right is to ensure that the story continually benefits from injections of energy to maintain its momentum - and increase it, where necessary.
But how do you do that? It’s not as simple as the old crime writers adage that if you…
ContinuePosted on October 14, 2024 at 17:02
Crime writer Ian Robinson has a new novel out, marking the return of renegade police officer Sam Batford in his latest undercover assignment for the Metropolitan Police.
In Lines Crossed (The Book Folks), an armed gang is robbing cash vans in North London, and Detective Sergeant Batford’s bosses want his help catching them. That’s not all that…
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As I have said in past blogs, the wise author listens when the story speaks to them and if that means changing the original plan then so be it.
But how far should the author be prepared to change the story that they originally decided to write? I mean, it was the author’s idea long before those pesky character stuck their oar in, wasn’t it?…
ContinuePosted on September 18, 2024 at 9:33
Each year, Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival in North Yorkshire welcomes a stellar line-up of bestselling authors and celebrated speakers to the Harrogate stage and this year these include Theresa May, Victoria Hislop, Ros Atkins, Peter Reid, Monty Panesar, Alison Weir, William Hanson and many more.
In association with Yorkshire Life…
ContinuePosted on September 13, 2024 at 9:11
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