https://joelgoldman.com/overlays/guaranteed-secured-loans-for-bad-credit.htm US and British crime novels are similar in many ways. After all, we’re human on both sides of the Atlantic. The protagonists have the same emotional issues, eccentricities, foibles and habits. And the heroes and heroines face the same challenges:
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Love, hate and loss – When characters live on after the final page
I don’t mind admitting it. By the end of the latest book in Joel’s cracking crime fiction series I had a bit of a crush on Lou Mason. And yes, I am mildly jealous of his latest squeeze. Am I alone in my madness? Probably not. When an author creates a powerful, clear, rounded character
Read MoreWhat makes a spectacular literary opening gambit?
Now and again I come across a duff book. They can be sub-standard in all sorts of ways: badly written, boring, too slow to take off, a silly plot, characters that don’t ring true… If the first few pages don’t cut the mustard, grab me by the imagination and give it a good shake, I’m… Continue Reading What makes a spectacular literary opening gambit? »
Read MoreFannies, bums, jugs, jam and jelly – Fun with US and UK English
A guest post from Kate Naylor Someone either very clever or very annoying once said that the USA and Britain are two nations separated by a common language. But do we really express ourselves so differently? Do language differences cause mayhem, chaos and confusion,
Read MoreWrite what you know? Or create what you can imagine?
Writers love dialogue and the same is true for my blog. That’s why I love hearing from all of you and that’s why I’ve asked my good friend, Kate Naylor, to chime in as my guest blogger on topics near and dear to her heart. Not only do I appreciate her perspective as a woman… Continue Reading Write what you know? Or create what you can imagine? »
Read MoreSex and violence in crime novels – How much is too much?
A guest post from Kate Naylor Some readers love nothing better than being so traumatised they can’t sleep nights without leaving the lights blazing. Others tiptoe their way through the gore with eyes squeezed shut, more interested in the storyline than the detail. Some flip past sex scenes, re-joining the plot once
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