Crime authors spill their guts about writing… This week: JAKE CROSS Typing THE END is more like an announcement that it’s time to get into the hard work. Editing is also tough. Jake Cross Tell us about yourself… I have three kids, one laptop, one Xbox, one Netflix subscription, and that’s all I need. I’ve…
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‘The first draft of the story can go anywhere! I find it so exciting not knowing’ Psychological thriller author CATHERINE COOPER shares her writing tips #writingcommunity #BloodType #amwriting @catherinecooper @HarperFiction
Crime authors spill their guts about writing… This week: CATHERINE COOPER My characters certainly surprise me! There is a pivotal moment in The Chalet on which much of the book hangs which I totally hadn’t planned at all Tell us about yourself… I am a freelance travel journalist writing for the UK press and specialising…
‘I am constantly reading about structure and writing technique and trying to improve.’ Psychological thriller author RONA HALSALL shares her writing tips #writingcommunity #writerslife #BloodType @bookouture @RonaHalsallAuth
Crime authors spill their guts about writing… This week: RONA HALSALL I’ve always loved puzzles and writing psychological thrillers is like writing a puzzle Tell us about yourself… I am a bit of a rolling stone – born in Nottingham, grew up near Blackpool, went to college in Leeds and stayed there for ten years…
‘With a degree in psychology, it was inevitable that at some point I would move over to the darker side!’ Psychological thriller author WENDY CLARKE shares her writing tips #writingtips #writingcommunity #writerslife #BloodType @bookouture @wendyclarke99
Crime authors spill their guts about writing… This week: WENDY CLARKE I just write – no notes, no Post-its, no sketches of story arcs… just my computer and my fingers. Tell us about yourself… I used to be a teacher but now I’m a writer of psychological thrillers. The first two, ‘What She Saw’ and ‘We Were Sisters’ were published by Bookouture in 2019. Two more thrillers will…
‘I think we can only write the books we have in us’ Crime author Margaret Kirk shares her writing tips #writingtips #writingcommunity #amwriting #BloodType @highlandwriter
Crime authors spill their guts about writing… This week: Margaret Kirk [Success has] definitely added to the pressure. Our first books pretty much takes as long as they take, don’t they? But after that, particularly with trad publishing, we’re tied into deadlines and delivery dates. Tell us about yourself… Hmm. Okay – I’m a Highland Scot, living and working in Inverness again after…
‘The first draft is just getting a lump of clay down onto the table’ Debut author Philippa East shares her writing tips #writingtips #writingcommunity #amwriting #BloodType @Philippa_east @HQstories
For me, the first draft is just getting a lump of clay down onto the table. It seems that I need to have this “filthy”, quick draft in existence before I can even start seeing what my book is meant to be. Tell us about yourself… Hello! I’m a fiction writer, living in Lincolnshire with my husband and cat. I began writing seriously about ten years ago; for a long time I…
‘I know lots of really dangerous tools than make for fascinating murder weapons’ Best-selling author Graham Smith shares his writing tips #writingtips #writingcommunity #amwriting #BloodType @GrahamSmith1972 @Bookouture
Every week a best-selling writer of crime/psychological thrillers shares their secrets and top tips. This week it’s debut crime thriller author Trevor Wood. I’m always afraid that one of my books will be universally hated. This only eases when positive reviews start to come in. Tell us about yourself… I’m a former joiner who now runs a…
‘I love the moment when your character does something completely unexpected’ Crime thriller author Trevor Wood shares his writing tips #writingtips #writingcommunity #amwriting #BloodType @trevorwoodwrite @QuercusFiction
Every week a best-selling writer of crime/psychological thrillers shares their secrets and top tips. This week it’s debut crime thriller author Trevor Wood.
‘I don’t think I would have been able to write it so convincingly if I hadn’t had children.’ Debut psychological suspense author Nikki Smith shares her writing tips
Every week a best-selling writer of crime/psychological thrillers shares their secrets and top tips. This week it’s Nikki Smith. [I] found it much harder to write [my second book] than my first book in many ways – the time pressure of knowing I had to meet a deadline made the process much more intense. Tell us about yourself… I’m Nikki Smith. I studied…
‘Every time a book comes back to me for edits, I want to rewrite the entire thing’ Best-selling author Carol Wyer shares her writing tips #writingtips #writingcommunity #amwriting #BloodType @carolewyer @bookouture
Every Thursday a best-selling writer of crime/psychological thriller shares their secrets and top tips. This week it’s Carol Wyer. I love… love… love writing from the perspective of the killer and especially those who are turmoiled. Tell us about yourself… I’ve started this section ten times and still I don’t know what to say! Why is this…
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