A Crime Writer’s Guide to Using Fact in Fiction by Cara Hunter
‘Based on a true story’: A Crime Writer’s Guide to Using Fact in Fiction Shakespeare
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‘Based on a true story’: A Crime Writer’s Guide to Using Fact in Fiction Shakespeare
“Location, location, location.” The phrase was coined in 1944 by Harold Samuel, who founded Land
To plot or not to plot, that is the question. There are many different ways
In crime fiction, as with everywhere else, fashions come and go. Recent years have seen
When I was growing up, thrillers were served with breakfast, lunch and dinner in my
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Top tips for writing a gripping psychological thriller that will keep readers on the edge
When we tell a story, we shape it around a narrative arc. That arc is
For a few years now, I’ve been calling myself a writer. I don’t do it
My literary agent came up with the idea to change the setting of my rom
I run an online writers group through Facebook called Writers Ink (featured on the RTE
Every story is different. There will be unique characters, voices, objectives, conflicts, locations, and probably
There is an unacknowledged but endemic problem experienced by crime writers throughout Ireland, and I
Albert Camus once said ‘murder is terribly exhausting!’ Well, I sympathise with Albert to a
Read Part 1 of this article here. How Research Leads to Authentic Writing of Historical
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In a world where we have been reliably informed that there are only seven basic
I’m a crime writer – not the blood and guts type though, I’m not brave
Writing a novel is complex. It’s a job. A very real one when you have
I tried many times to write a novel during my turbulent twenties. I simply didn’t
