The voting has finished for the book we are going to read and discuss in June and the winner is… Three Hours by Rosamund Lupton Three hours is 180 minutes or 10,800 seconds. It is a morning’s lessons, a dress rehearsal of Macbeth, a snowy trek through the woods. It is an eternity waiting for news. […]
Cover Reveal! – A Deeper Song (DI Hannah Robbins #6)
I know it’s been a couple of weeks since I posted last and I’m sorry about that… again. The thing is I’ve had my head down in a first draft AND edits. I’ll post more about what I’m doing writing-wise in another post. I need to keep the blog ticking over. I like blogging and […]
What’s Your Revision Process Like? – Mason Cross
I’m thrilled to welcome back to the blog, thriller writer Mason Cross. You can read Mason’s First Draft post Here. Mason is the author of the Carter Blake thriller series. The first book, The Killing Season, was published by Orion in 2014, and the sequel, The Samaritan followed in 2015. The third book in the […]
Recently Read – Watch Me by Angela Clarke
Watch Me by Angela Clarke Genre; Crime YOU HAVE SIX SECONDS TO READ THIS MESSAGE… The body of a 15-year-old is found hours after she sends a desperate message to her friends. It looks like suicide, until a second girl disappears. This time, the message is sent directly to the Metropolitan Police – and an […]
Recently Read – Wicked Game by Matt Johnson
Wicked Game by Matt Johnson Genre; Crime thriller 2001. Age is catching up with Robert Finlay, a police officer on the Royalty Protection team based in London. He’s looking forward to returning to uniform policing and a less stressful life with his new family. But fate has other plans. A policeman is killed by a […]
What’s Your First Draft Like? – Yusuf Toropov
I’m really pleased to be able to welcome Yusuf Toropov to the blog today to talk about his first draft process. Yusuf is an American novelist, playwright and nonfiction writer currently living in Ireland. He is creating the possibility of harmonious acceptance in the Middle East, USA, and Europe via literature and a global conversation […]