‘Do you think it would be better if we killed him via electrocution or stabbing? If it’s the former, it could seem like an accident and that would be great,’...

Research is an essential part of writing fiction. It lends authenticity to a creation which is otherwise entirely fabricated. And readers, though they are prepared to suspend their disbelief in...

For anyone writing historical fiction, the research required can be daunting. Fortunately, I love it, and over the years my collection of reference books has grown. The genre requires a...

So you’ve decided that your book will not be based in the country where you usually live. In fact you have never lived there. Nothing wrong with that. It might...

When you write a story that closely follows real life events, it’s important to ground your book in the facts without letting those facts overwhelm the emotional connection you hope...

Thermodynamics for Airship Pilots At the Imperial Wartime Academy of Airship Pilotage in Aniara, there’s a question the instructors like to spring on first-year students. “You’re the navigator,” the teacher...

As a writer of psychological crime thrillers, I often find myself in unique situations for research, like chatting to off-duty hostage negotiators over a chicken burger in a fast food...

How do you know which Point of View to use? If it’s first person, how do you pick which character tells the story? This is one of the things authors...

A few years ago, I was at a book festival talking about my debut novel, Distress Signals. When it came time for the Q&A, a hand in the front row...

How do you know which Point of View to use? If it’s first person, how do you pick which character tells the story? This is one of the things authors...