by John | Aug 13, 2020 | News
Who says the injustice in DOWN is not credible? Some of the early feedback from DOWN is that the injustice the hero tries to correct would never have happened. If you think so, you might find it hard to get into the story, although some readers don’t care, they...
by John | Jul 30, 2020 | News
Bristol’s racism has been in the news a lot Bristol’s racism was highlighted by the toppling of the statue of Edward Coulston. Since then we have been told of discrimination official and unofficial over the decades. The bus company refused to employ...
by John | Jul 26, 2020 | News
What are my heroes enquiring into? Heroes in crime fiction need enquiring minds in order to uncover crimes, injustices, cover-ups, negligence or corruption. I have written about police corruption and its possible relevance to my novel DOWN. Some of the characters try...
by John | Jul 24, 2020 | News
Why is the hero an elderly man? A hero is usually young and err… heroic. Harry Lawton seems a bit unlikely, but this was not a mistake. I wanted him to be old enough to have served in the War He had to be old enough to have had a grown-up son His being near to...
by John | Jul 20, 2020 | News
The cover of a book matters to some readers People say ‘don’t judge a book by the cover’ but many say it’s the main thing that attracts them – or puts them off. I have written before about my latest novel, DOWN, but have not mentioned...
