We writers have a mission. In a world where mediocrity is rammed down our throats by advertisers and where the internet is awash with lies and ugliness, we stand united in our struggle for excellence, truth and beauty. Don’t we?... Read More
We’re a diverse bunch at United Ghostwriters. Several of our members write crime fiction. So I’m going to do a blog on the subject. A convincing, likeable detective is one answer. A tour round the world of current crime fiction... Read More
I wouldn’t want to change my profession, but there are days when it does get frustrating. I’m currently working on reviving four crime novels I wrote back in the 1990s, for republication. Most of the time this is a delightful... Read More
Getting the right endorsements is an important part of a book’s success. There’s something of a debate about exactly how important: I don’t think a perfect endorsement will rescue a mediocre book, but it can certainly make an already good... Read More
Repetition is one of the things we look to sort out when editing a text. Repetition soon bores the reader. (It’s probably already beginning to do that – so if I were editing the first sentence of this paragraph, I’d remove... Read More