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October 20, 2019

The relief and the worry of finishing a new book

I recently finished a new crime-thriller set on an island off Seattle in the USA. I think it’s my creepiest book yet and I hope it […]
September 28, 2019

Prey signed to Bloodhound Books

Very excited to be working with Bloodhound Books who is publishing my new thriller PREY in April 2020. Four murders. Four countries. One terrible secret. More […]
March 19, 2019

The difference a good editor makes

The book I’m working on at the moment is a slightly new direction for me. It’s still a thriller. But what is different is that this […]
March 4, 2019

Celebrating two new books from Caroline de Costa

I’m really looking forward to being the Master of Ceremonies at Caroline de Costa‘s double book launch. Double? On April 6, 2019, from 3:30pm to 7pm […]
January 16, 2019

A.B. Patterson book launch

I’m proud to say I am friends with a number of former and acting police officers, both in Australia and overseas. Some have gone on to […]
October 26, 2018

On genre – don’t get hung out to dry

Wise words from The Writers’ Studio on genre ‘Each genre has a different structural form designed to take a character and reader on a particular journey.’ […]
October 11, 2018

Sharing writing secrets on Peter James TV

I always get so excited when I am about to start teaching a creative writing class. Not just because I want to encourage new authors, but […]
September 19, 2018

Steve Berry’s twelve rules of fiction writing

As I prepare to teach a class of aspiring writers at the Australian Writers’ Centre in October, I’m reminded of the advice I received from the […]
July 17, 2018

Chance favours only the prepared mind

At ThrillerFest 2018 the wonderful Karin Slaughter used a quote from Louis Pasteur which really sums up what this writers’ festival is all about: preparing authors […]

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