Some of the themes I spoke about have been tackled in more detail on this blog and over on the podcast. The majority of the talk was brand new material, drawn from my records and some industry research. The talk … Continued
I have a bit of a confession. I’ve been writing fiction for years (novels and short stories) and for most of that time I’ve leaned more towards the art of it, rather than the business side of things. I’ve never … Continued
Little did I think, when I started writing my first novel (long, long ago) that I’d one day be celebrating my tenth novel out in the world. Death in Wiltshire is the latest instalment in my DS Wild crime thriller … Continued
Many of the spy novelists whose works I’ve enjoyed cite Ian Fleming, John le Carré, or Len Deighton as their primary inspiration. John Buchan also gets an honourable mention from time to time, along with Graham Greene. However, for my … Continued
Occasionally I get asked how to go about writing a book. I usually answer ‘one word at a time’. It sounds glib but there’s a lot of truth in that. We start off with a premise, or a character, or … Continued