22 January 2025
Sentenced to lengthy spells when coping with action-filled thriller
Shorter sentences are all the rage among the judiciary and the anti-jail do-gooders. They are also something long recommended (and widely practiced) among most forms of writing. After all, brevity is the path to comprehension. But there are always the recidivists and mavericks. The pseudononymous Elly Conway, alleged creator of the excessively hyped Argylle, is… Continue Reading
22 January 2025
Sentenced to lengthy spells when coping with action-filled thriller
4 January 2025
Reader dismay follows fantasy switch by fave crime author
12 August 2024
Tabloid scandals ready-made for a modern Becky Sharp
11 March 2023
Crime so cosy that it makes an excellent nightcap
3 March 2023
BOGOF value in two-author tartan noir mystery thriller
9 November 2022
Crime tale thrills along worldwide tourist trails
16 February 2022
Book of the year has so many answers to the one big dilemma
24 November 2021
Lets eat Grandma and to hell with punctuation
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11 May 2022
Editing cutbacks unfair to writers and readers
WITH Covid and staff shortages becoming the default excuse for poor service and faulty products it is sad to see the malaise spreading to the world of publishing. Errors there are so visible and so irritating to readers. For publishers they are so difficult and costly to correct. In specialist areas, editing shortfalls can bring… Continue Reading