Zoë Sharp at Crimefest 2009
15 February, 2009
Friday 15 May, 1.30 pm, BRISTOL Zoë Sharp, author of the thriller series featuring female bodyguard Charlie Fox, will be taking part in a discussion panel entitled: Born to Kill: If I told you I’d have to kill you – when your character is special forces trained. For further information log on to www.crimefest.com/programme.
Priscilla Masters at Crimefest 2009
15 February, 2009
Friday 15th of May, 10.30 am, BRISTOL Priscilla Masters, author of numerous crime novels, will be taking part in a discussion panel entitled This Gun for Hire: Writing what you know as CrimeFest 2009. For further info, log on to www.crimefest.com/programme.
Martin Edwards at Crimefest 2009
14 February, 2009
Thursday 14th of May, 4.30pm, BRISTOL Martin Edwards, author of the Lake District mysteries and the legal crime novels featuring Harry Devlin, will moderating a panel at Crimefest 2009. The panel discussion is entitled The Lost Weekend: Eric Ambler and who – Forgotten Authors. For further information log on to www.crimefest.com/programme.
One Sweet Moment Book Launch
12 February, 2009
Thursday 12th February, 6.30pm EDINBURGH Blackwell’s Bookshop, 53-62 South Bridge, Edinburgh EH1 1YS Tel: 0131 622 8222 Come and celebrate the launch of Maggie Craig’s new release One Sweet Moment – a moving novel set in Edinburgh in the 1820s – against King George IV’s visit in 1822, the Great Fire of Edinburgh of 1824, […]
Elizabeth Corley at the Reading Festival of Crime Writing
12 February, 2009
Saturday 12 September, 12.00noon, READING Crime writer, Elizabeth Corley, will be speaking on a panel about police procedurals at the Reading crime festival, together with Peter Lovesey, Cynthia Harrod-Eagles, Peter James and Stuart McBride. The event will take place in the Town Hall. For further information log on to www.readingfestivalofcrimewriting.org.uk.
Zoë Sharp at the Reading Festival of Crime Writing
12 February, 2009
Saturday 12 September, 11.00am, READING Thriller-writer, Zoë Sharp, author of the acclaimed series featuring professional female bodyguard Charlie Fox, will be speaking at the Reading Crime Writing Festival. She will be on a panel talking about Professionals in fiction, together with Natasha Cooper, John Macken, Simon Beckett and Simon Hall. The event will take place […]
Judith Cutler at Swindon Festival of Literature
11 February, 2009
Monday 11 May, 7.30 pm, SWINDON Judith Cutler, author of both contemporary and historical crime novels, will be giving a talk Swindon Literature Festival. The event will take place at the Central Library. For further information log on to www.swindonliteraturefestival.co.uk
Edward Marston and Judith Cutler at the Reading Festival of Crime Writing
11 February, 2009
Friday 11 September, 12.00 pm, READING Crime-writing husband and wife duo, Edward Marston and Judith Cutler, will be giving a talk entitled Murder Ancient and Modern at the Reading Crime Writing Festival. The event will take place in the Town Hall. For further information log on to www.readingfestivalofcrimewriting.org.uk
Kate Charles, Rebecca Tope & Priscilla Masters in Abergavenney
28 January, 2009
Saturday 26 March, 7.00pm, ABERGAVENNY Kate Charles , Rebecca Tope and Priscilla Masters will be amongst seven crime writers who will present an evening of entertainment at The Angel Hotel. They will also be signing copies of their books. Tickets cost £5 which includes a glass of wine.
Stuart Pawson at Scarborough Literary Festival
24 January, 2009
Thursday 24 April, 5.30pm, SCARBOROUGH LIBRARY As part of the Scarborough Literature Festival, Stuart Pawson, author of the much-loved Charlie Priest crime series will be speaking together with fellow crime-writer, Simon Kernick. For more information or to book tickets visit www.scarboroughliteraturefestival.co.uk
Detox Your Finances Book Launch
15 January, 2009
Thursday 15th January, 6.30pm, LONDON Blackwell’s Bookshop, 243-244 High Holborn, London WC1V 7DZ It’s a new year and time to take control of your finances. Make a start by coralling your girlfriends and coming along to celebrate the launch of the brilliant new book Detox Your Finances: The Ultimate Book of Money Matters for Women, […]
Edward Marston at Crimefest 2009
14 January, 2009
Thursday 14th of May, 3.00 pm, BRISTOL Edward Marston, master of historical crime and the author of the hugely popular Railway Detective series, will be moderating a discussion entitled Out of the Past: The Mystery in History at Crimefest 2009. For further information log on to www.crimefest.com/programme
Martin Edwards at Crimefest 09
11 January, 2009
Sunday 17 May, 11.00am, BRISTOL Martin Edwards, author of the acclaimed Lake District mysteries and the Harry Devlin legal crime novels will moderating the discussion entitled, Edge of Doom: What pushes Your Characters Over the Edge at CrimeFest 2009 For further information log on to www.crimefest.com/programme.
Developing Characters and their Relationships
8 March, 2008
By Martin Edwards You often hear it said that ‘character is plot’. I’d put it a little differently. For me, relationships between the characters in a novel are crucial to building a plot. This applies to novels of all kinds, I believe. It’s certainly true of crime novels, even in those where there is a […]