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I have a new police procedural, A Fighting Chance, to be published by SpellBound Books Ltd. next month. The themes of that novel include...

I live in a village in South West Scotland and was delighted when, a few years ago, Karen Campbell ran a writers' workshop in the library...

It is my pleasure to welcome my fellow author ond SpellBound stablemate, Mark Eklid back to the blog today. He explains how he researches...

When one thinks about researching for a book, historical research immediately springs to mind. I am currently researching a historical...

I had never read anything by Lynda La Plante before, so when I saw this book on sale, I picked it up. The Blurb 'Do you know what a Judas...

My series of novels, The Edinburgh Crime Mysteries, deals with aspects of crime and how these are dealt with by my fictional police team...

I have recently read several inexperienced writers discussing the themes of their works. One suggested their themes always put their...