I’m pleased to welcome crime author, Nick Quantrill to the blog to talk about his revision process today. Nick was born and raised in Hull, an isolated industrial city in the north east of England. His Joe Geraghty trilogy of crime novels are published by Caffeine Nights, as his latest, “The Dead Can’t Talk”. A […]
Writing Crime – The Custody Suit and Booking In
Last time saw us making an arrest. So, what do we do with our newly handcuffed offender now? You do have them handcuffed, don’t you? Or should you? Actually, you should only officially handcuff them if one of three specific grounds are in play. You suspect they will attempt to escape. You suspect they will […]
Writing Crime – Making An Arrest
We’ve found our body, done the post-mortem and searched our premises, where we’ve now found our suspected offender. So what are we going to do? Well, we’re going to arrest him, of course. But, let us step back a moment. Before you’ve gone into that search, your SIO (Senior Investigating Officer) will have recorded an […]
Writing Crime – Seizing Your Exhibits
So, we’ve been to a crime scene – but we’re not touching anything there, your CSI’s (yes, most forces have switched to the Americanism by now) do all the work in this domain – and we’ve entered premises to execute a search. But what happens once inside those premises? What do you do if you […]
What’s Your First Draft Like? – Gilly MacMillan
Today I’m really pleased to be able to welcome crime author, Gilly MacMillan to the blog to talk about her first draft process. Gilly is the New York Times bestselling author of ‘Burnt Paper Sky’ and ‘The Perfect Girl’. Her debut was shortlisted for an Edgar Award for Best Paperback original and was a finalist […]
What’s Your First Draft Like? – Sam Carrington
I’m really pleased to welcome Sam Carrington to the blog today to talk about her first draft process. Sam lives in Devon with her husband and three children. She worked for the NHS for fifteen years, during which time she qualified as a nurse. Following the completion of a psychology degree she worked for the […]
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