Category Archives for Writing

13 Quick Tips For Writing Romance

13 Quick Tips For Writing Romance In 2023 Are you a writer looking to publish romance in the new year? Writing stories with love and passion is both highly rewarding and incredibly challenging. From finding

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Small Town Murder In Austrailian Fiction

8 Best Small Town Murder Destinations In Australia Looking for the best small town murder towns in Australia? These towns are famously named in the best crime books in Australia. The Tweed Coast in northern

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8 Problems With Writing Short Reads in 2020

There is a problem with writing short reads. The real problem is that it’s not just one. The list seems to be growing! It’s ironic that I’m writing about this topic. I’ve been a

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Why I Don’t Enter Mystery Writing Competitions

Mystery Writing Competitions – Good or Bad? Mystery writing competitions are plentiful if you want to enter your work to be judged for an Award. Some are quite prestigious like the Edgar Alan Poe,

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How I Wrote 20 Mystery eBooks In 20 Months

Have you ever wanted to write mystery eBooks but procrastinated for so long you never got started? You’re not alone. Millions of people around the world want to write a book but through a number

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My Writer’s Life – 30 Months On

On the 27th February, 2015, my life changed forever, something I did not know at the time. That was the day I hit hit the publish button on Amazon to launch my very first fiction book Dead Shot (Rejection

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Jeffrey Deaver Book Author

Jeffrey Deaver Lunch Event Jeffrey Deaver had lunch with me this week in Brisbane, Australia. When I say me, I mean myself and 120 other raving fans of this thriller author. Brisbane turned on a glorious

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Why Non Writers Should Write

In a world of rapidly changing technology, computers and mobile devices dominate. Typing is the norm but let me tell you that it’s no match for writing. Non writers you need to mix things up a bit.

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Naming A Murder Victim – You Choose

Welcome to my January 2017 kick off call where you get to choose the murder victim in my next book. In the first YouTube video for this year I outline my projects for 2017, upcoming speaking engagements

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5 Things Stephen King Told Me About Writing

I’ve often wondered what it would be like if I could peer inside the mind of one of the greatest writers in the world and find out exactly what makes them tick? Does that resonate with you? I hope

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