A Crime Writing Sample to get to Know the Characters

Posted on April 30th, 2008 by John Barnett

Now this is just for fun. It probably won’t get into the final book but I thought I would do 5 minutes free writing just to get me into the minds of the characters personas.
I feel that Morton is Scottish while Rice and hi son are from Yorkshire. I have tried not to overdo the […]

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Well it’s day 3 and I need to move on. My crime novel needs some main characters.
Initially, I have decided on 3 characters who will be important in the book. (I have not given any thoughts as to the crime yet. I just want to create the characters who will be present at the beginning […]

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Characterisation for the Crime Writer. Don’t Write a Soap Opera.

Posted on April 21st, 2008 by John Barnett

Gone are the days when the plot reigned supreme. Agatha Christie’s puzzle driven cosies are consigned to the recycle bin of history. To Agatha, characterisation was secondary to the puzzle. Her crime writing was a masterpiece of puzzle fiction.
I re-read some Agatha Christie the other day. (I have most of her works) Murder on the […]

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