Wrestling the octopus of story strands #amwriting #crimefiction #writerslife
I’m disappearing into the writing cave for a while, so you might hear less from me. I’m attempting to lose myself in my latest book,...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Dec 28, 2016
- 2 min
Feel the fear & write anyway! #amwriting #crimefiction #writerslife
The problem, of course, is the tiny flutter of fear that I am not good enough I’m trying to make the most of this Crimbo Limbo time,...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Oct 13, 2016
- 2 min
BLOOD TYPE: Fiona Cummins @FionaAnnCummins #amwriting #writingtips
“Talent is all very well but tenacity, self-belief, originality and the ability to get the words on the page are just as important.”...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Sep 29, 2016
- 2 min
BLOOD TYPE: Alan Jones @AlanJonesBooks
“I don’t know where I would be without the enthusiastic help of book bloggers.” CRIME AUTHORS SPILL THEIR GUTS ABOUT WRITING. Every...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Sep 22, 2016
- 1 min
BLOOD TYPE: Cass Green
“Every time I finish a book I get the feeling that I will never have an idea for another.” CRIME AUTHORS SPILL THEIR GUTS ABOUT WRITING....
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Sep 1, 2016
- 1 min
BLOOD TYPE: Tom Bale
“If you’re a writer, you can be lying in bed with your eyes shut and still be working.” CRIME AUTHORS SPILL THEIR GUTS ABOUT WRITING....
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Aug 25, 2016
- 1 min
BLOOD TYPE: B.A. Paris
“Not letting the pace flag is something I try to keep in mind when I’m writing.” CRIME AUTHORS SPILL THEIR GUTS ABOUT WRITING. Every...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Aug 18, 2016
- 2 min
BLOOD TYPE: Harry Bingham
“Do you know what? I hate writing tips. I think they’re so often a load of rubbish.” CRIME AUTHORS SPILL THEIR GUTS ABOUT WRITING. Every...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Jun 13, 2016
- 3 min
WEEKLY ROUND UP: Learning curves & best sellers
“This morning I woke to some truly lovely and unexpected news” I’m a bit later that usual with my Weekly Round Up, so apologies. Of...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- May 19, 2016
- 1 min
BLOOD TYPE: ANGELA MARSONS
“I like the story to grow organically from chapter to chapter.” CRIME AUTHORS SPILL THEIR GUTS ABOUT WRITING. Every fortnight topnotch...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- May 17, 2016
- 2 min
The loneliness of a long-distance writer
This is the hard bit. The bit where the real authors are sorted out from the wannabes. The bit where those not determined enough,...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- May 12, 2016
- 1 min
BLOOD TYPE: NICKY BLACK
“Don’t get it right, get it written.” CRIME AUTHORS SPILL THEIR GUTS ABOUT WRITING. Every fortnight topnotch authors of psychological...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Apr 15, 2016
- 1 min
GET AWAY WITH WRITING!
“My legs are working a treadmill for my mind…” I’ve noticed that no end of writers so often say that going for a walk (especially with...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Apr 7, 2016
- 2 min
THE FIRST STEP…
“I am a terrible person, who has betrayed the memory of my first born” Two years ago the idea of forgetting the date would have been...
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Barbara Copperthwaite
- Mar 17, 2016
- 3 min
THE NAME GAME: GETTING CHARACTERS RIGHT
“I’ve rejected possible names before, because they have sounded ‘made up’.” Complex plots, twists no one can see coming, deep...
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