Writing a novel
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Novel Idea ~ It’s a Secret!
How soon do you share the secret of your next book? You cannot imagine how wonderful it is to be writing fairly regularly again. I hesitated over the word ‘wonderful.’ Should I have said fulfilling, satisfying, rewarding ~ even therapeutic or a HUGE RELIEF! After eighteen months abstention (predominantly to settle into our new life…
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Can you have a pleasant but misguided protagonist in a Murder Mystery?
I read a great deal of crime, although my choice of reading is an eclectic mix, including historical fiction, humour and even romance to a lesser degree. I prefer romance as a part of life rather than per se. Sometimes I find the harsh world in much crime fiction difficult to read; the graphic, gory…
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Extracts of ‘Murder Now and Then’ and the dangers of writing in the ‘soon-to-be’ future
Should I update my opening scene? What do you think in the light of Brexit and Inderef. I began my murder mystery ‘Murder Now and Then’ with a prologue to set the scene: “The Prologue May 9th 2019 ‘I wouldn’t kill my husband. How could you think such a thing?’ Joanna sat on the grey plastic…
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Cross Genre, #Memoir, #Travel, #Motivational and Inspirational, #History ~ Why?
Dear reader and writer I posted a tweet about a week ago “Soon to be announced – launch of my #Fife Fantasy. It’s a bit of everything #travel, #memoir #fantasy #selfhelp.” It may have been a coincidence but a day later there was a post on a blog I admire and subscribe to The Book…
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Capitals or not capitals – do lower case letters in a title irritate you?
When I was looking at options for a cover design for my latest book ‘Murder, now and then’ a friend suggested I set the task as a challenge for design students at his college. The tutors are always on the look out for ‘real business opportunities’ to give their students experience of following specifications, meeting deadlines…
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Mid Bedfordshire Murder Mystery Tour ~ No 2 ~ A Walk to look over the vale of Bedford
For the next few posts I will be exploring the places in Bedfordshire I know so well, which feature in my murder mystery ‘Murder, now and then. This time we will leave the bicycle at home and venture on foot. There are many pleasant walks around Haynes and Clophill ~ one passing the old church…