Competitions: Why Enter?
Competitions are a sore subject for many writers, but here's the thing - there are some good reasons for entering, sharpening up your...
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VAL PENNY
Best selling author of The DI Hunter Wilson Thrillers
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authorvalpenny
- Oct 4
- 5 min
Tips for Crime Writers
I write crime fiction novels and here I want to share a few tips about writing crime with my fellow authors. Let's start at the very...
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authorvalpenny
- Sep 16
- 3 min
Hunter's Secret - An Extract
My next novel in the DI Hunter Wilson Crime Thrillers was published by SpellBound Books Ltd on 15th September 2023. I hope readers will...
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authorvalpenny
- Sep 9
- 3 min
Let me Introduce DI Hunter Wilson from Hunter's Secret
The first novel ever I wrote was Hunter’s Chase. The main character is a police detective inspector, Hunter Wilson. Let me tell you about...
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authorvalpenny
- Jul 1
- 4 min
Extract from Hunter's Blood
The next exciting novel featuring my protagonist DI Hunter Wilson, Hunter's Blood is available on Amazon. You can read an extract from...
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authorvalpenny
- Jun 21
- 4 min
Remembering My First Impressions of the Writers' Summer School at Swanwick
I originally heard about The Writers' Summer School from fellow writers at The Largs Writers Group to which I was introduced by the late,...
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authorvalpenny
- Apr 19
- 3 min
An Extract from Hunter's Force
If you missed the preorder for Hunter's Force you can still get it here - free on Kindle Unlimited or only 99p/117c to buy...
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authorvalpenny
- Mar 18
- 1 min
Routes to Getting Published - Independent Publishers
This is my third article discussing different routs to getting your book published and I am going to deal with independent publishing...
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authorvalpenny
- Mar 11
- 4 min
The First Cut - An Excerpt
From Chapter Three Jane pulled the helmet onto her well-coiffed hair. She knew it would ruin the style, but she had rarely cared less....
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authorvalpenny
- Mar 5
- 2 min
Writing The First Cut (A Jane Renwick Crime Thriller)
I have been writing and telling stories all my life. When I was a child, I used to make up stories for my little sister after our Mum put...
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authorvalpenny
- Feb 18
- 2 min
Routes To Getting Published - Traditional Publishers
This is my second article discussing different routs to getting your book published and I am going to deal with traditional publishing as...
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authorvalpenny
- Feb 11
- 2 min
Routes to Getting Published - Vanity Publishers
There are many routes to publication, so you need to think about the advantages and disadvantages that are offered by the various routes...
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authorvalpenny
- Dec 24, 2022
- 2 min
The Holiday Season
The Holiday Season is a phrase widely used in the USA and often met with derision in the UK. However, in a country without an established...
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authorvalpenny
- Dec 7, 2022
- 3 min
A 5* Review for Hunter's Revenge
I am always thrilled when I learn that a reader has enjoyed one of my books, but occasionally, there is a review that just shows that the...
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authorvalpenny
- Nov 30, 2022
- 7 min
Hunter's Revenge Extract
Hunter's Revenge is the second novel in the series of novels DI Hunter Wilson Crime Thrillers published by SpellBound Books on 30...
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authorvalpenny
- Nov 19, 2022
- 2 min
Edinburgh: The Setting for Hunter's Chase by Val Penny
Writing Hunter's Chase was an exciting challenge. The paperback and eBooks are available on Amazon published by SpellBound Books Ltd. Now...
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authorvalpenny
- Nov 16, 2022
- 4 min
The Welsh Girl by Peter Ho Davies
The Blurb In 1944, a German Jewish refugee is sent to Wales to interview Rudolf Hess; in Snowdonia, a seventeen-year-old girl, the...
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authorvalpenny
- Nov 9, 2022
- 6 min
Looking Back at The Writers’ Summer School at Swanwick 2022 by Allison Symes
I’m thrilled to share Looking Back at Swanwick 2022 this week. This post was a sheer joy to write. It shares a little of what it is like...
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authorvalpenny
- Nov 5, 2022
- 2 min
Fallen by Karin Slaughter
I was on holiday when I finished the book I was reading. Luckily, the hotel I was staying at had a library for the use of guests. I chose...
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authorvalpenny
- Oct 26, 2022
- 2 min
Drafting a Novel before Submission
Writing a novel is a marathon, not a sprint. I was once advised by author, Allison Symes, "You better like your first book because you'll...
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