Crime Writing Tips
Join the Criminal Contenders for special newsletters coming up to Emerging Author Dagger deadline time. You’ll also receive the CWA Readers Newsletter and bi-monthly Case Files ezine, crammed with info for crime readers and writers.
Emerging Author Dagger Experience & Tips by Karabi Mitra
Ending Your Extract for the Emerging Author Dagger, by a Shortlisted Author
Ten Ways to Make Your Criminal Protagonist Fascinating by Dagger Longlister Judy Hock
Notes on Word Count for CWA Writing Competitions
Emerging Author Dagger Writing Tips
Submitting for CWA Competitions: In at the Kill
Emerging Author Dagger Submission Info
Emerging Author Dagger Checklist
The Best Bit of Writing Advice I Was Ever Given by Morgan Cry
12 Criminally Good Hints for Crime Writing by Laraine Stephens
‘Three pieces of writing advice I’ve never forgotten’ by Helen Cooper
How I got by with a little help from the internet – on credibility, by Nikki Dudley
Seven Writing Tips from Leigh Russell
Minor Characters by J G Harlond
The Art of Editing by John Dean
It’s All In the Point of View by Jared Cade
The Detective’s Journey by Luke Deckard
WRITERS’ BLOCK by Sarah Rayne
Finding the Time to Write Your Debut Dagger Entry, by Antony Johnston
‘A matter of conflict’ by John Dean
Standing in your characters’ shoes, by John Dean
The Best Writing Advice I’ve Ever Read by AJ Waines
‘How to write a novel to trade standard’ by Helen Corner-Bryant of Cornerstones Literary Consultancy
Finding the Fandom: how to use readers’ expectations to write your debut, by Cal Moriarty
To plot or not to plot? – crime writing tips by Cal Moriarty
How to develop character & story – tips from Cal Moriarty
How To Start Your Novel – a step-by-step guide by Cal Moriarty
You’re nicked! At-a-glance notes on police rank structure and terminology for UK crime writers, by editor Lesley Jones
Difficulties submitting? Here’s what to do!
Final Tips for Winning Entries
More Tips from a Debut Dagger Marker
Writing that Debut Dagger synopsis – thoughts from a marker
Building Tension in Your Writing by John Dean
Crime Writing Tip Two: Definitions, by Kelvin I Jones
Writing Your Debut Dagger Submission – Thoughts from a Debut Dagger Reader
