Crime writing

How writing romance has helped my crime fiction

Romance isn’t just for romantics

Writing Romance alumna Sabine Marschner explains that although she writes crime fiction, understanding how to craft romantic relationships has helped her overcome hurdles in her process.

Sam Blake at Cork World Book Fest

Crime author Sam Blake at Cork World Book Fest

We attended 2019’s Cork World Book Fest and spoke to author Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin (who writes as Sam Blake) about what not to do when pitching to agents.

Write Advice – author Sam Blake discusses her planning process

Our Writing Crime Fiction students speak to crime author Sam Blake about how she plans her novels, getting facts right and the future of the genre.

NaNoWriMo — should you be planning your story?

We asked authors Sarah Hilary, Heidi Rice, Irenosen Okojie and Paul Kingsnorth about their attitudes towards plotting and planning their work.

Jo Furniss – how an online writing course changed my novel

Tom Bromley caught up with former Writing Crime Fiction student Jo Furniss to find out more about her approach to writing, and how the online writing course helped her discover the character who became central to her new novel.

Writing crime fiction: tips from Sam Blake

Writing.ie founder and crime fiction author Sam Blake offers advice on research, pace and how to escape plot corners you’ve written yourself into.

Julia Crouch’s essential tips for aspiring writers

Author Julia Crouch gives us the solutions to these dilemmas and more, in her four essential tips for aspiring writers.

Write Advice: author Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin

Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin, better known by her pen name Sam Blake, joined our Writing Crime Fiction Course Director Tom Bromley in the classroom to take questions from our students.

From mum to Killing It – Asia Mackay’s journey to publication

Asia Mackay was a mum with distant dreams of writing when inspiration struck. With a little guidance from Faber Academy, Asia’s debut novel Killing It is due to be published in July 2018. Here’s how she got there.

10 top tips for crime writers

Mo Harber-Lamond’s outlines his top ten tips to help you turn your crime fiction ideas into a compelling mystery.

Attending a crime writing festival could kick-start your career

Mo Harber-Lamond runs down his top 5 crime writing festivals, and why it might be a good idea to attend.

Novelist Julia Crouch’s top tips for crime writers

Author Julia Crouch outlines her top tips for crime writers.