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Feb.12.2013 Finished writing DI Andy Horton, ten, now writing the next crime novel At the weekend I finished writing DI Andy Horton number ten. It's always a scary moment when I press 'send' on the keyboard and a new crime novel wings its way through the ether to my publisher, Severn House. I wonder could I have done better? Should I have rephrased something or added or...	Dec.07.2012 The perfect system for writing a novel by Pauline Rowson All writers have different ways of working and finding the ‘perfect system’ for planning, researching, plotting, structuring and writing a novel is often a matter of trial and error until something clicks. That’s how it was for me anyway. Before I struck on my 'perfect system' I tried all...
Sep.03.2012 Crime author Pauline Rowson talks about her writing routine I'm often asked about my writing routine. Do I have one and if so what is it? How much time do I spend when writing? Unless I am away from home on a speaking engagement, I write every day, usually for about three to four hours a day but this varies depending on the stage of the...	Feb.15.2012 Come Fly with Velva Jean and Me! Novelist John D. MacDonald once said, “If you would be thrilled by watching the galloping advance of a major glacier, you’d be ecstatic watching changes in publishing.” I’d like to amend that just slightly to say if you would be thrilled by watching the galloping advance of a major glacier, you’...
Oct.18.2010 Holding Patterns Are Important One year later.. I can't believe how quickly this year has gone by! I own a home, am underemployed, but spent my time learning about marketing a book, publishing a book, and continuing to write a book. I joined twitter and found a lot of great resources through links. I started writing articles for...