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The End of the First AsparaWriting Festival!
And so, after a year of planning and working on the basic ideas, the AsparaWriting Festival is finally over. Evesham during the AsparaWriting Festival It’s been a really rewarding experience. The whole...
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A Very Belated Apology to America!
This is a terrible confession: after writing a nice piece about America in my newsletter, I completely forgot to put this version up on the web. So, with profuse apologies to all my American friends –...
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Conferences – and other ways to waste time!
A nicer part of Bristol! Yesterday I went all the way up to Bristol to attend a conference with the Society of Authors, all about the weird and wonderful brave new world we inhabit. The main thing was,...
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Complaints and Reviews
I’m just back from a trip to Belstone, talking on video about BELLADONNA AT BELSTONE. And while talking about BaB, I was struck by some of the things that stick in my mind. It’s not the usual old rant....
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REVIEW: SHE DEMONS by Donald Hauka, published by Dundurn Press
REVIEW: SHE DEMONS by Donald Hauka, published by Dundurn Press ISBN: 9781554887637, £6.99 While I was cavorting in crime with the Crime Writers of Canada in Toronto a couple of weeks ago, I was...
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The Research Into Author Incomes
I’ve mentioned this before, but it’s worth reconsidering this week. The Authors Licensing and Collecting Society is a marvellous organisation that helps authors by collecting odd amounts of money. For...
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Day Jobs
There is a different mindset in Britain compared with more entrepreneurial nations like America. In Britain we have always been pigeonholed at an early age. Men would learn a trade, serve an...
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Quick Tips: Goals
Perfect morning: blog post written, pens ready, shot of espresso… now to write! I keep having people ask how I work: how do I get my ideas down on paper? How do I write so quickly? Well, I work one...
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A Winter Kill – Review
Vicki in an interview with Cheryl Freedman One of the really great things about travelling to the US and Canada is having the chance to discover new writers I’d never usually meet. And the last trip to...
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Refreshing old stories
This is what a loose, 750 page novel looks like! Today I have the joy of starting to write one book I first thought up ten years ago, while also looking at an edit of a book I wrote at about the same...
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Books for Christmas!
Well, I hate to remind you, but it is coming close to that time of year again. Christmas. Now, of course, I mean that it’s time to go out and make someone happy. Giving presents is a heart-warming...
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The Week in View!
There are some times when, as a writer, all you can do is sit down and crack on with books. There are other times when all you want is a little time to be able to do just that! This week is one of...
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Last Week!
My writing desk – mainly for hand written notes just now Last week was one of those exciting times when I was allowed out for a couple of days. It’s not easy when you’re let off the leash. I was going...
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Reviews: Deon Meyer: COBRA
Working hard with my new “tidy desk” policy … Another day, another new book to read. Writing reviews for books is growing to be rather more difficult. There are so many writers who have a reputation...
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NaNoWriMo and more…
There are plenty of people who’ve been trying desperately hard to write in the last few weeks since the start of NaNoWriMo ’15. I can all too easily empathise with their frustrations. One thing that...
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Another Week, Another Edit
Last week I was glad to finish one edit – this week I have another. All I want to do is head off to the moors! It’s one of the more accurate observations, the fact that all writing is rewriting. I...
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Writing by talking
Occasionally I get requests for interviews and get books sent through to review. I’m delighted to have Altar of Blood by Anthony Riches, which I’ll have to review very soon. But before that, I managed...
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Act Of Vengeance by Michael Jecks
Many thanks for a review I wasn’t expecting! In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel Jack Case. Scavenger. When the Cold War ended, he was superfluous to the needs of British Intelligence, but post 9/11...
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Rebellion’s Message by Michael Jecks
Three excellent reviews in one month, with medieval – Death Ship of Dartmouth – to modern – Act of Vengeance – and now Rebellion’s Message. So grateful to the Puzzle Doctor and no, no money exchanged...
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Chronodex from Scription
Yesterday I put up a blogpost that managed to garner some 500 hits in the afternoon, to my surprise. It seems that I’m not the only guy who likes to fiddle and have a new diary format. I did not invent...
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