Featured Author Friday – Sally SpeddingLast week we had a great post from our Featured Author, Sally Spedding, but I know you want to know a little bit more about her….. My crime chillers explore the darkest sides of people and place...
Settings to Die For – Sally SpeddingIt has always been a particular setting which has fired the engine of my beginning either a new crime chiller or short story. A setting that hits my heart. Some have been discovered quite by accident,...
Catherine Aird – Diamond Dagger 2015Earlier today the CWA made much anticipated announcement of the winner of the 2015 Diamond Dagger. We caught up with Catherine Aird to find out what winning the Diamond Dagger meant to her. How do you...
As with most genres, the most important character in crime fiction is the hero. This is usually a detective – amateur or professional – who solves the crimes. Writers intending to write a series must...
When I began writing a few years ago, I hadn’t a clue about the craft of writing and didn’t even know if I could sustain a narrative for the required 80-100k words. For thirty odd years the only writi...
Immortal Madonna by Yvonne CroweEvery other Tuesday we feature a publication from leading independent publisher Endeavour Press. The Immortal Madonna – Yvonne Crowe Free Kindle Edition today (20.01.2015) What’s it all a...
Rules for Detective Stories – David BecklerMonsignor Ronald Knox came up with 10 rules of detective fiction as a preface to Best Detective Stories of 1928-29: 1) The criminal must be someone mentioned in the early part of the story, but must n...
I recently saw this quote from Paul Auster: “I’ve heard of people who write with music playing. This is unthinkable to me because the music that you’re listening to is the music of the language that y...
Have you ever walked the Somerset Levels at night? I have, purely for research purposes, and it was a scary experience. On the night I took my walk, charcoal clouds were scuttling across the sky. The...
Sherlock Holmes At The Raffles Hotel – John HallEvery other Tuesday we feature a publication from leading independent publisher Endeavour Press. Sherlock Holmes At The Raffles Hotel by John Hall – Free ebook today (06.01.2015) What’s it...
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The CRA Newsletter: August 2018
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