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One step at a time
16 Mar 2026

One step at a time

by Derek Thompson | posted in: Creative writing, Crime mysteries, Derek Thompson, Derek's books, Spy fiction, Writing and Publishing | 2

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

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