Archive for the ‘Genre’ Category
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Review: As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning
07 Jul 2017As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning by Laurie Lee My rating: 5 of 5 stars I don’t know anyone…
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The Breaking of Liam Glass – tabloid truth in fiction
28 Jun 2017I’ve just added a special new gift to go with the launch of my new novel The Breaking of Liam…
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Secret Library – Lee, Vonnegut, Niven
15 Jun 2017I’m delighted and honoured to be invited to make my contribution to Richard Fernandez’ remarkable Secret Library on his blog…
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Review: Dead Writers in Rehab
08 Jun 2017Dead Writers in Rehab by Paul Bassett Davies My rating: 5 of 5 stars At the start of Paul Bassett…
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Review: Two O’Clock Boy – Mark Hill
24 Apr 2017From Line of Duty to Jack Reacher… …crime is the thing nowadays – but the challenge is to find a…
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The Genre That Dare Not Speak Its Name – Review: Capital
18 Mar 2017Capital by John Lanchester My rating: 5 of 5 stars Satire is the genre that dare not speak its name…
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Historical drama on screen – to write or not to write?
09 Dec 2016Historical drama is big in TV and film at the moment, but is it a good idea to write one?…
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How to avoid the crime fiction trap
25 Nov 2015Crime is the post popular genre in fiction and on screen today, but many writers fall into the crime fiction trap.…
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Review: Rivers of London
18 Oct 2015Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch My rating: 5 of 5 stars Just came across this lovely off-beat fantasy crime…
