by Killer Women | Sep 1, 2016 | Killer Writing Advice
Ten perfect pop songs with plots, shocking twists and body counts It is a truth universally acknowledged (by me, because I write them) that the psychological thriller is the greatest sub-genre of crime fiction, itself the supreme genre of all time. Psychological...
by Melanie | Aug 1, 2016 | Killer Writing Advice
Traditionally, summer is when readers are supposed to reach for undemanding page-turners to take on holiday, but – as sales figures bear out – many people prefer meatier, more challenging fare. I have tried to suggest books to suit as wide a range of tastes as...
by Melanie | Jul 1, 2016 | Killer Writing Advice
I’ve recently returned to London from a tour of Australia (and New Zealand, if you can call 24 blearily jet-lagged hours in Auckland a ‘tour’): I visited four cities, took eight flights, participated in seven different events, appeared on three television shows and...
by Killer Women | Jan 24, 2016 | Killer Writing Advice
Call it the Hilary Mantel effect or the CJ Sansom effect, but so much fiction is set in the past these days. But how do you find a balance between re-creating the past and telling the story? Are you recreating a world or inventing a world? And should you do it at all?...
by Killer Women | Jan 4, 2016 | Killer Writing Advice
The idea came, like many good things, from a trip to the pub. My sister and I had taken a slow autumn walk by the Thames. We ambled east through Southwark and Wapping, arriving at the Prospect of Whitby for a late lunch. A sign above the bar explained that the...
by Killer Women | Dec 21, 2015 | Killer Writing Advice
2015 will always have a place in the dark hearts of us Killer Women. It was – still is – the year we launched. Starting with our secret salons, we’ve drunk wine, plotted, we’ve laughed. In May we had our launch, and some of us can even remember...
