In April of this year Stav Sherez wrote about his first draft process for this blog – you can find the post Here. But that post only took us up to the end of his ‘zero’ draft. When crime writer Helen Giltrow – already a fan of Stav’s Carrigan and Miller series – read it, […]
What’s Your First Draft Like? – Stav Sherez
Today I’m excited to welcome crime author Stav Sherez to the blog to talk about his first draft process. It was actually Stav tweeting a photo of his first draft with red pen all over it that prompted this very series! Stav is published by Faber & Faber. His debut, The Devil’s Playground (2004), was […]
What's Your First Draft Like? – Stav Sherez
Today I’m excited to welcome crime author Stav Sherez to the blog to talk about his first draft process. It was actually Stav tweeting a photo of his first draft with red pen all over it that prompted this very series! Stav is published by Faber & Faber. His debut, The Devil’s Playground (2004), was […]
Keeping It Real – Harrogate part 3
It’s the third and final instalment of my Theakston’s Old Peculier crime writing festival rundown – at last I hear you say! I save the best till last my blogging friends. Trust me. And to prove that, it will be a reasonably short post. See, you’re already smiling. Sunday morning saw the panel ‘Keeping it […]
Fourth Week Round Up of the A to Z Challenge
So, this week didn’t go entirely as planned. But that’s life. Or my life anyway. I have a lot on my plate and my brain just decided to take a short holiday. This resulted in two missing days from the A to Z challenge. Here are the posts that did make it into the past […]
Stav Sherez – Author Interview
As promised last week, I do have a great interview lined up for you this week and it’s today. I have the absolute pleasure to welcome CWA shortlisted crime writer, Stav Sherez to the blog. You may notice some oddities in the questions about weather and TV programmes that are no longer on air. That’s […]