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Category Archives: agent
New year, new book
It’s 3rd January today but I don’t feel as though the year has started yet as my partner and son are still on holiday. Correction, I don’t feel as though my WORKING year has started yet. I’m not great at … Continue reading
Posted in agent, CL Taylor novels, Plotting, psychological suspense, Sleep, Writing tips, YA Thriller
Tagged characters before plot, characters lead plot, how do you know if an idea for a book is a good one, how do you write a book, Ideas for novels, plotting a novel, tips for writing a psychological thriller, Writer's block, writing a novel, Writing a psychological thriller
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A ‘Dead Good’ summer
I can’t believe it’s been nearly two months since I last posted on here. In some ways time has flown but I seem to have fitted quite a lot into the last sixty-odd days so here’s a (probably not very … Continue reading
Posted in agent, Avon HarperCollins, CL Taylor novels, crime anthology, editor, HarperCollins HQ, Harrogate Crime Festival, Uncategorized, YA Thriller
Tagged Bloody Scotland, British award winning crime author, Dead Good Books Awards, how to establish plot and pace, how to write a thriller, Jeremy Vine, Killer Women, The Escape C.L. Taylor, The Treatment C.L. Taylor, Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Festival 2017, thriller writing masterclass, Unreliable Narrator award, Writers & Artists masterclass, Young Adult Thriller
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A new deal, a new genre and a new US publisher!
I was planning on blogging about what I’ve been up to the last couple of months – and I will – but first, I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve signed a new two book deal with Avon HarperCollins. That means … Continue reading
Posted in agent, Avon HarperCollins, Book deal, editor, HarperCollins HQ, Writing tips, YA Thriller
Tagged Avon HarperCollins, BBC Radio Bristol, Five top tips for writing a psychological thriller, Frankfurt Book Fair, HarperCollins HQ, How to write a novel readers won't want to put down, How to write an unputdownable novel, Psychological thriller deal, writing a YA thriller
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Harrogate, Holiday and Hooray (I’ve finished book 3!)
July was a ridiculously busy month. As well as working flat out on my third psychological thriller I went to the Theakston’s Old Peculier Crime Festival in Harrogate and to Darmouth for a family holiday. Harrogate has to be the … Continue reading
Posted in agent, Harrogate Crime Festival, Novel 3
Tagged Agatha Christie Greenway Estate, Agatha Christie psychogenic amnesia, Agatha Christie Swan Hotel Harrogate, book 3, book deal, Books about psychogenic amnesia, disocciative amnesia fiction, Harrogate Crime Festival, Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Festival 2014, writing retreat Devon
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The author photo my agent and editor chose was…
This one! 30.56% of you (who voted in my poll in my previous post) agreed with them! Although the winner for you guys was this photo: with 38.89% of the vote! I LOVED reading the comments on the blog and … Continue reading
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Which author photo do YOU think I should use?
They’re here! I received a selection of author photos from Jim Ross the other day and, after running them by some fellow authors for a second opinion, I sent off a selection to my agent and editor to see which … Continue reading
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Two week wait…
I met my new editor at Avon HarperCollins a couple of weeks ago (she took my agent and I out for lunch in Chelsea) and we chatted about everything apart from what kind of edits I can expect (I kind … Continue reading
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Tagged editor lunch, meeting an editor, new book deal, waiting for edits
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