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It is my great pleasure to welcome back my friend and fellow author, Elizabeth Ducie to the blog. Apart from her successful non-fiction...

It is a pleasure to welcome fellow crime fiction author and SpellBound Books stablemate, Mark Eklid to the blog today to chat about his...

I write crime fiction novels and here I want to share a few tips about writing crime with my fellow authors. Let's start at the very...

It is a joy to welcome American thriller writer, Joan Livingston back to the blog to explain the impartance of setting in her novels....

Hunter's Secret is published by SpellBound Books today. Let me share some of the questions I get asked most often. Hunter’s Secret, the...

My next novel in the DI Hunter Wilson Crime Thrillers was published by SpellBound Books Ltd on 15th September 2023. I hope readers will...

The first novel ever I wrote was Hunter’s Chase. The main character is a police detective inspector, Hunter Wilson. Let me tell you about...

When one thinks about researching for a book, historical research immediately springs to mind. I am currently researching a historical...

Joining a book group is a great way to read outside your usual genres and away from the authors you normally choose. When my book group...

A friend bought and read The Thursday Murder Club for her group but didn't want to keep it, so gave it to me. I should have known... The...

It may seem like a basic instruction, but before you seek any kind of representation or publication, make sure the first draft of your...

The next exciting novel featuring my protagonist DI Hunter Wilson, Hunter's Blood is available on Amazon. You can read an extract from...

I am so excited that best selling author Rosie Travers has agreed to share an extract from her new book, Trouble on the Tide with me. The...

The main setting for the DI Hunter Wilson Crime Series is Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is a beautiful city but relatively small...

I originally heard about The Writers' Summer School from fellow writers at The Largs Writers Group to which I was introduced by the late,...

I am pleased to be able to introduce Amercian novelist Jessica Lancaster to the blog today. Her new book, Someone's Always Watching, is...

I recently read Lies Behind the Ruins by Helen Matthews. I had enjoyed all the previous books by her that I had read, so I thought this...

It is a great pleasure to have Carmen Radtke visit my blog today to tell me all about writing her new novel, Dig Your Own Grave. Thank...

My mother gave me a series of Agatha Christie books as a gift. Some of them I had read before, but The Hollow was new to me. I really...

I have exciting news! I have been contacted by a TV scout who is putting together a list of authors whose books would be suitable for a...