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Best selling author of The Edinburgh Crime Mysteries

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    An Interview With Miriam Drori
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    • Aug 25, 2021
    • 5 min

    An Interview With Miriam Drori

    Firstly, thank you very much for agreeing to an Author Interview with me, Miriam. I appreciate how busy you are and am grateful you were...
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    What does an Editor do? By Sue Barnard
    authorvalpenny
    • Aug 1, 2021
    • 4 min

    What does an Editor do? By Sue Barnard

    It is a great pleasure to welcome Sue Barnard back to the blog. Of course, Sue is a bestselling author in her own right, but today, she...
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    Style and the Solitary by Miriam Drori
    authorvalpenny
    • Jul 31, 2021
    • 3 min

    Style and the Solitary by Miriam Drori

    It is a great treat for me to take part in the tour for Style and the Solitary, one of my favourite books of this year. Novels by Miriam...
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    From School Mum to #1 on Amazon
    authorvalpenny
    • Dec 23, 2020
    • 3 min

    From School Mum to #1 on Amazon

    Please welcome Lizzie Chantree to the website today. I am sure you will find her a most inspirational person as well as a best selling...
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    Combining Characters in the Drafting Process by Tom Halford
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    • Nov 18, 2020
    • 2 min

    Combining Characters in the Drafting Process by Tom Halford

    I am pleased to welcome Canadian author Tom Halford to my website today to discuss why he combines characters while he is drafting a...
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    Slang Names for Police Officers
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    • Nov 9, 2019
    • 2 min

    Slang Names for Police Officers

    Detective Inspector Hunter Wilson is the main protagonist of my debut crime novel 'Hunter's Chase' that is to be published by Crooked Cat...
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    Val Penny Answers Questions posed by Crime Writer Lorraine Mace
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    • Oct 31, 2019
    • 3 min

    Val Penny Answers Questions posed by Crime Writer Lorraine Mace

    This article first appeared online at https://thewritersabcchecklist.blogspot.com/2019/10/val-penny-interview-writerslife A warm...
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    Val Penny Answers Some Questions for fellow author John Jackson
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    • Sep 7, 2018
    • 4 min

    Val Penny Answers Some Questions for fellow author John Jackson

    It seemed an appropriate way of introducing Val Penny, a fellow Crooked-Cat author, and writer of the very successful Hunter series of...
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    Hunter's Revenge - Edinburgh Crime Mystery #2
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    • Jul 14, 2018
    • 2 min

    Hunter's Revenge - Edinburgh Crime Mystery #2

    My second crime thriller novel, Hunter's Revenge, will be published by Crooked Cat Books on 09.09.2018. It, and my first book, Hunter's...
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    5* Review for Hunter's Chase by Katie
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    • Jan 4, 2018
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    5* Review for Hunter's Chase by Katie

    Katie enjoyed reading the crime thriller published by Crooked Cat Books, Hunter's Chase and gave the novel a 5* review on Amazon. Thank...
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    Winchester Writers’ Festival, University of Winchester, West Downs Student Village, Winchester
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    • Dec 4, 2017
    • 3 min

    Winchester Writers’ Festival, University of Winchester, West Downs Student Village, Winchester

    The Winchester Writers’ Festival is held in the middle of June and attracts over three hundred emerging novelists, poets, short story...
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    Exciting:An Excerpt From Hunter's Chase
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    • Nov 17, 2017
    • 7 min

    Exciting:An Excerpt From Hunter's Chase

    Prologue Edinburgh, November 2012 DI Hunter Wilson took off his glasses and rubbed the bridge of his nose. There had to be an answer. How...
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    On Writing
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    • Oct 21, 2017
    • 3 min

    On Writing

    I remember when my younger sister and I were little girls our Mum used to make time to sit and read us stories on a Sunday afternoon....
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    Edinburgh, The Setting for 'Hunter's Chase'
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    • Sep 29, 2017
    • 2 min

    Edinburgh, The Setting for 'Hunter's Chase'

    I chose Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, as the setting for my novel 'Hunter's Chase'. The book will be published by Crooked Cat Books...
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    More about a main character in 'Hunter's Chase'
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    • Sep 23, 2017
    • 1 min

    More about a main character in 'Hunter's Chase'

    One of the main characters of my new novel 'Hunter's Chase is Detective Constable Tim Myerscough. The book will be published by Crooked...
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    Thirty-three Connection support the launch of Hunter's Chase
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    • Sep 7, 2017
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    Thirty-three Connection support the launch of Hunter's Chase

    Fabulous news! the Edinburgh band Thirty-three Connection have agreed that I can use their hit single 'In the Rain' during the online...
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