Breaking down character viewpoint changes in an Elmore Leonard crime classic.
#CrimeFiction #crimewriting #writingcommunity
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#CrimeFiction #crimewriting #writingcommunity
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Maximizing Bob — Paul O'Connor
Breaking down the character viewpoint structure of Elmore Leonard’s Maximum Bob .
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November 4, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Breaking down character viewpoint changes in an Elmore Leonard crime classic.
#CrimeFiction #crimewriting #writingcommunity
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#CrimeFiction #crimewriting #writingcommunity
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14 Popular Crime Fiction 🔎 Sub-Genres | From impossible murders to medical conspiracies, crime fiction offers endless possibilities! Discover 14 crime fiction sub-genres and find inspiration for your next story. #crimewriting #writingsky #genre ✍️ By @amandaonwriting.bsky.social
14 Popular Crime Fiction Sub-Genres
Explore 14 crime fiction sub-genres, from cosy mysteries and classic detectives to psychological thrillers and heists.
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November 4, 2026 at 8:43 AM
14 Popular Crime Fiction 🔎 Sub-Genres | From impossible murders to medical conspiracies, crime fiction offers endless possibilities! Discover 14 crime fiction sub-genres and find inspiration for your next story. #crimewriting #writingsky #genre ✍️ By @amandaonwriting.bsky.social
Writing community - if you could ask a literary agent one question, what would it be? Add yours in the comments!
#WritingCommunity #CrimeWriters #CrimeWriting #HowToGetALiteraryAgent #LiteraryAgentAdvice
#WritingCommunity #CrimeWriters #CrimeWriting #HowToGetALiteraryAgent #LiteraryAgentAdvice
October 24, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Writing community - if you could ask a literary agent one question, what would it be? Add yours in the comments!
#WritingCommunity #CrimeWriters #CrimeWriting #HowToGetALiteraryAgent #LiteraryAgentAdvice
#WritingCommunity #CrimeWriters #CrimeWriting #HowToGetALiteraryAgent #LiteraryAgentAdvice
Have you read all of my #Scarborough #cosycrimes yet? They're available here > http://dlvr.it/TW2NBc #scarborough #cosycrimes #crimenovel #crimewriting
October 23, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Have you read all of my #Scarborough #cosycrimes yet? They're available here > http://dlvr.it/TW2NBc #scarborough #cosycrimes #crimenovel #crimewriting
Join me online with author #alexstone talking all things crime and authenticity on Thursday 22nd October 1900hrs as part of a 12 week course on 'Writing a psychological thriller'
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#writing #writingcourse #psychologicalthriller #crimewriting
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#writing #writingcourse #psychologicalthriller #crimewriting
October 20, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Join me online with author #alexstone talking all things crime and authenticity on Thursday 22nd October 1900hrs as part of a 12 week course on 'Writing a psychological thriller'
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#writing #writingcourse #psychologicalthriller #crimewriting
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#writing #writingcourse #psychologicalthriller #crimewriting
Stop #2 on the Hampton Roads Fall Books and Booze tour, which is a name I just made up. I'll be at Reaver Beach Sunday with some cool authors. Swing on by. Details coming soon on the third and final stop. #crimewriting, #virginiabeach
October 14, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Stop #2 on the Hampton Roads Fall Books and Booze tour, which is a name I just made up. I'll be at Reaver Beach Sunday with some cool authors. Swing on by. Details coming soon on the third and final stop. #crimewriting, #virginiabeach
Staying in Harrogate can be murder – it's a town to die for
#crimefiction #crimewriting #booksky #books #thrillers #leechild #anncleeves #davidbaldacci #lisajewell #Harrogate #SlowHorses #DavidMcCloskey #JacksonLamb #JackReacher
#crimefiction #crimewriting #booksky #books #thrillers #leechild #anncleeves #davidbaldacci #lisajewell #Harrogate #SlowHorses #DavidMcCloskey #JacksonLamb #JackReacher
Staying in Harrogate can be murder – it’s a town to die for
RECENTLY spent a long weekend in Harrogate and, let me tell you, every day was murder. Every. Single. Day. And that’s before we even get on to the kidnappings, robberies and blackmail. Because, onc…
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October 12, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Staying in Harrogate can be murder – it's a town to die for
#crimefiction #crimewriting #booksky #books #thrillers #leechild #anncleeves #davidbaldacci #lisajewell #Harrogate #SlowHorses #DavidMcCloskey #JacksonLamb #JackReacher
#crimefiction #crimewriting #booksky #books #thrillers #leechild #anncleeves #davidbaldacci #lisajewell #Harrogate #SlowHorses #DavidMcCloskey #JacksonLamb #JackReacher
Read her book 'A Bad, Bad Place' in practically one night! It's a great story, deeply connected to 1970s #Glasgow. And so lovely to experience two female voices from two generations, both caring for, and trying to understand, the other in hard circumstances #TartanNoir #CrimeWriting #SidVicious
Congratulations to UofG Creative Writing graduate Frances Crawford on winning both the debut novel prize and the McIlvanney prize for the best Scottish crime book at the Bloody Scotland festival.
Frances is the first double winner in the history of the prize! 📚
Frances is the first double winner in the history of the prize! 📚
Novel 'full of Glasgow wit and deep humanity' is first Bloody Scotland double winner
Frances Crawford is the first double winner in the history of the prize
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October 1, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Read her book 'A Bad, Bad Place' in practically one night! It's a great story, deeply connected to 1970s #Glasgow. And so lovely to experience two female voices from two generations, both caring for, and trying to understand, the other in hard circumstances #TartanNoir #CrimeWriting #SidVicious
How to Talk About Murder
Edgar Allan Poe’s stories are full of ghastly crimes, but the true horror lies in their confessions
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#poe #crime #crimewriting #fiction
Edgar Allan Poe’s stories are full of ghastly crimes, but the true horror lies in their confessions
yalereview.org/article/emil...
#poe #crime #crimewriting #fiction
Emily Ogden on the True Horror of Edgar Allan Poe's Stories
Edgar Allan Poe’s stories are full of ghastly crimes, but the true horror lies in their confessions, Emily Ogden writes.
yalereview.org
October 1, 2026 at 11:51 AM
How to Talk About Murder
Edgar Allan Poe’s stories are full of ghastly crimes, but the true horror lies in their confessions
yalereview.org/article/emil...
#poe #crime #crimewriting #fiction
Edgar Allan Poe’s stories are full of ghastly crimes, but the true horror lies in their confessions
yalereview.org/article/emil...
#poe #crime #crimewriting #fiction
If you're interested in #CrimeWriting, Bloody Scotland, Scotland's International Crime #Writing Festival, is this week (18-20th September 2026) in Stirling. For more details, see bloodyscotland.com. #WritingCommunity
Bloody Scotland | International Crime Writing Festival
Bloody Scotland is a crime writing festival with a mission to Discover, Nurture and Amplify the best in crime fiction.
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September 17, 2026 at 6:45 AM
If you're interested in #CrimeWriting, Bloody Scotland, Scotland's International Crime #Writing Festival, is this week (18-20th September 2026) in Stirling. For more details, see bloodyscotland.com. #WritingCommunity
Happy birthday Agatha Christie! Born on this day in 1890.
...And here's a look at her - and her rivals: mikerobbinsnyc.blogspot.com/2022/01/the-...
#Crimewriting #Crime #Books #AgathaChristie
...And here's a look at her - and her rivals: mikerobbinsnyc.blogspot.com/2022/01/the-...
#Crimewriting #Crime #Books #AgathaChristie
September 15, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Happy birthday Agatha Christie! Born on this day in 1890.
...And here's a look at her - and her rivals: mikerobbinsnyc.blogspot.com/2022/01/the-...
#Crimewriting #Crime #Books #AgathaChristie
...And here's a look at her - and her rivals: mikerobbinsnyc.blogspot.com/2022/01/the-...
#Crimewriting #Crime #Books #AgathaChristie
Crime in Oxford? No, a crime fiction writing weekend at St Hilda's. A few thoughts on this excellent event in a beautiful setting (Lots of pictures) alisonmortonauthor.com/2026/09/11/c... #crimewriting #crimefiction
September 11, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Crime in Oxford? No, a crime fiction writing weekend at St Hilda's. A few thoughts on this excellent event in a beautiful setting (Lots of pictures) alisonmortonauthor.com/2026/09/11/c... #crimewriting #crimefiction
Two days to go, and still time to grab those tickets for MAKE CRIME PAY this Saturday - we kick off at 10:30am for our online day of crime and thriller fiction! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/make-crime... #crimewriting #crimewriters #thrillerwriting #thrillerwriters
Make Crime Pay 2026
Join us for a packed day of online workshops, talks, interviews with an exciting range of Crime Writing authors.
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September 10, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Two days to go, and still time to grab those tickets for MAKE CRIME PAY this Saturday - we kick off at 10:30am for our online day of crime and thriller fiction! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/make-crime... #crimewriting #crimewriters #thrillerwriting #thrillerwriters
Last few days left to grab those tickets for an online day of crime and thriller writing, with three workshops and a closing interview on the way this Saturday! MAKE CRIME PAY is almost here... www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/make-crime... #crimefiction #crimewriting #crimewriters #crimeauthors
Make Crime Pay 2026
Join us for a packed day of online workshops, talks, interviews with an exciting range of Crime Writing authors.
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September 9, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Last few days left to grab those tickets for an online day of crime and thriller writing, with three workshops and a closing interview on the way this Saturday! MAKE CRIME PAY is almost here... www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/make-crime... #crimefiction #crimewriting #crimewriters #crimeauthors
Five days and counting to go! Come and get and insight into the world of crime and thriller writing with our exciting line-up of speakers for MAKE CRIME PAY, running online this Saturday! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/make-crime... #crime #crimewriting #thriller #thrillerwriting
Make Crime Pay 2026
Join us for a packed day of online workshops, talks, interviews with an exciting range of Crime Writing authors.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
September 7, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Five days and counting to go! Come and get and insight into the world of crime and thriller writing with our exciting line-up of speakers for MAKE CRIME PAY, running online this Saturday! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/make-crime... #crime #crimewriting #thriller #thrillerwriting
Join Federation of BC Writers for this fun, fast-paced series led by author #JonathanWhitelaw on how to take your crime and mystery writing to the next level.
All via Zoom: 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Tuesdays, October 6, 13, 20, and 27, 2026,
bcwriters.ca/event-6790705
#crimewriting #mysterywriter
All via Zoom: 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Tuesdays, October 6, 13, 20, and 27, 2026,
bcwriters.ca/event-6790705
#crimewriting #mysterywriter
September 5, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Join Federation of BC Writers for this fun, fast-paced series led by author #JonathanWhitelaw on how to take your crime and mystery writing to the next level.
All via Zoom: 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Tuesdays, October 6, 13, 20, and 27, 2026,
bcwriters.ca/event-6790705
#crimewriting #mysterywriter
All via Zoom: 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Tuesdays, October 6, 13, 20, and 27, 2026,
bcwriters.ca/event-6790705
#crimewriting #mysterywriter
One week to go until our big day of crime and thriller fiction - MAKE CRIME PAY takes place on the 12th September, and here's everything we have on tap for the day! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/make-crime... #crime #crimefiction #crimewriting #crimewriters #thriller #thrillerfiction
Make Crime Pay 2026
Join us for a packed day of online workshops, talks, interviews with an exciting range of Crime Writing authors.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
September 5, 2026 at 12:30 PM
One week to go until our big day of crime and thriller fiction - MAKE CRIME PAY takes place on the 12th September, and here's everything we have on tap for the day! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/make-crime... #crime #crimefiction #crimewriting #crimewriters #thriller #thrillerfiction
Last night, I had that rare thing - I dreamed a genuinely coherent murder mystery plot! Actual characters, a decent mode of killing, and no random creatures wandering in.
I'll definitely be writing this one down!!
#amwriting #crimewriting
I'll definitely be writing this one down!!
#amwriting #crimewriting
Kermit The Frog Typing
ALT: Kermit The Frog Typing
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September 3, 2026 at 7:38 AM
Last night, I had that rare thing - I dreamed a genuinely coherent murder mystery plot! Actual characters, a decent mode of killing, and no random creatures wandering in.
I'll definitely be writing this one down!!
#amwriting #crimewriting
I'll definitely be writing this one down!!
#amwriting #crimewriting
Nine days left to go, and this online event is the ideal one for anyone wanting to learn more about the art and craft of crime and thriller writing! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/make-crime... #crimefiction #thrillerfiction #crimewriting #thrillerwriting #crime #thriller
Make Crime Pay 2026
Join us for a packed day of online workshops, talks, interviews with an exciting range of Crime Writing authors.
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September 3, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Nine days left to go, and this online event is the ideal one for anyone wanting to learn more about the art and craft of crime and thriller writing! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/make-crime... #crimefiction #thrillerfiction #crimewriting #thrillerwriting #crime #thriller
Less than a fortnight to go until we bring crime and thriller fiction into the spotlight, with our MAKE CRIME PAY online event on the 12th September! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/make-crime... #crimewriting #crimewriters #crimeauthors #crimefiction #crimeworkshop #crimeworkshops
Make Crime Pay 2026
Join us for a packed day of online workshops, talks, interviews with an exciting range of Crime Writing authors.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
August 31, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Less than a fortnight to go until we bring crime and thriller fiction into the spotlight, with our MAKE CRIME PAY online event on the 12th September! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/make-crime... #crimewriting #crimewriters #crimeauthors #crimefiction #crimeworkshop #crimeworkshops
Discover the origins of hardboiled fiction and meet the detectives who defined the genre. Plus, learn how to write your own hardboiled fiction with examples to inspire you. By @amandaonwriting.bsky.social #detectivefiction #crimewriting #writingtips #writingsky
What Is Hardboiled Fiction? How To Write Hardboiled Fiction
In this post, we explore what hardboiled fiction is, who the hardboiled detectives are, and how to write hardboiled fiction – with examples.
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August 31, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Discover the origins of hardboiled fiction and meet the detectives who defined the genre. Plus, learn how to write your own hardboiled fiction with examples to inspire you. By @amandaonwriting.bsky.social #detectivefiction #crimewriting #writingtips #writingsky
It's release day for Sarah Pinborough's latest novel, THEY SAY A GIRL DIED HERE, and I can't wait to read it before discussing it at MAKE CRIME PAY on the 12th September! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/make-crime... #crime #crimewriting #thriller #thrillers #thrillerwriting
August 27, 2026 at 12:01 PM
It's release day for Sarah Pinborough's latest novel, THEY SAY A GIRL DIED HERE, and I can't wait to read it before discussing it at MAKE CRIME PAY on the 12th September! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/make-crime... #crime #crimewriting #thriller #thrillers #thrillerwriting
As crime and thriller writing continues to ride high, come and find out more about how to write your own stories in the field with MAKE CRIME PAY on the 12th September! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/make-crime... #crime #crimewriting #crimewriters #crimefiction #crimeauthors #crimenovels #crimebooks
Make Crime Pay 2026
Join us for a packed day of online workshops, talks, interviews with an exciting range of Crime Writing authors.
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August 25, 2026 at 1:45 PM
As crime and thriller writing continues to ride high, come and find out more about how to write your own stories in the field with MAKE CRIME PAY on the 12th September! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/make-crime... #crime #crimewriting #crimewriters #crimefiction #crimeauthors #crimenovels #crimebooks
Writerly to-do list. Gosh the glamour! #crimewriting
August 23, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Writerly to-do list. Gosh the glamour! #crimewriting
Three weeks to go - if you're looking to write crime fiction, and looking for some insight on how to take it to the next level, then MAKE CRIME PAY could be the online event for you! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/make-crime... #crimewriting #crimewriters #thrillerwriting #thrillerwriters
Make Crime Pay 2026
Join us for a packed day of online workshops, talks, interviews with an exciting range of Crime Writing authors.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
August 22, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Three weeks to go - if you're looking to write crime fiction, and looking for some insight on how to take it to the next level, then MAKE CRIME PAY could be the online event for you! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/make-crime... #crimewriting #crimewriters #thrillerwriting #thrillerwriters