In April of this year Stav Sherez wrote about his first draft process for this blog – you can find the post Here. But that post only took us up to the end of his ‘zero’ draft. When crime writer Helen Giltrow – already a fan of Stav’s Carrigan and Miller series – read it, […]
Cover Questions – The Distance by Helen Giltrow
Today I welcome Helen Giltrow to the blog to talk about the cover to the paperback of her novel The Distance. (You can read my review HERE.) Helen Giltrow is a former bookseller and editor whose writing has been shortlisted for the Crime Writers’ Association Debut Dagger Award and the Daily Telegraph’s Novel in a […]
Advice For Entering The CWA Debut Dagger (Pt 2 – Synposis) by Helen Giltrow
Last week CWA shortlisted crime novelist Helen Giltrow was on the blog talking about the CWA Debut Dagger competition, her experience of it and how that might help if you are thinking of entering yourself. Helen entered the CWA Debut Dagger competition with a very early version of her debut novel The Distance. She made […]
Advice For Entering The CWA Debut Dagger (Pt 1) by Helen Giltrow
Today I am absolutely delighted to have CWA Debut Dagger shortlisted author Helen Giltrow on the blog talking about her writing process and entering the Debut Dagger competition. This is a big competition in the calendar year for all aspiring crime writers and today is part one of a two-part article that Helen kindly wrote […]