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Crime Writing Tips
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Debut Dagger Writing Tips
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Submitting for CWA Competitions: In at the Kill
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Debut Dagger Submission Info
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Debut Dagger Checklist
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The Best Bit of Writing Advice I Was Ever Given by Morgan Cry
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12 Criminally Good Hints for Crime Writing by Laraine Stephens
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‘Three pieces of writing advice I’ve never forgotten’ by Helen Cooper
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How I got by with a little help from the internet – on credibility, by Nikki Dudley
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Seven Writing Tips from Leigh Russell
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Minor Characters by J G Harlond
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The Art of Editing by John Dean
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It’s All In the Point of View by Jared Cade
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The Detective’s Journey by Luke Deckard
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WRITERS’ BLOCK by Sarah Rayne
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Finding the Time to Write Your Debut Dagger Entry, by Antony Johnston
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‘A matter of conflict’ by John Dean
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Standing in your characters’ shoes, by John Dean
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The Best Writing Advice I’ve Ever Read by AJ Waines
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‘How to write a novel to trade standard’ by Helen Corner-Bryant of Cornerstones Literary Consultancy
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Finding the Fandom: how to use readers’ expectations to write your debut, by Cal Moriarty
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To plot or not to plot? – crime writing tips by Cal Moriarty
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How to develop character & story – tips from Cal Moriarty
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How To Start Your Novel – a step-by-step guide by Cal Moriarty
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You’re nicked! At-a-glance notes on police rank structure and terminology for UK crime writers, by editor Lesley Jones
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Difficulties submitting? Here’s what to do!
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Final Tips for Winning Entries
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More Tips from a Debut Dagger Marker
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Writing that Debut Dagger synopsis – thoughts from a marker
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Building Tension in Your Writing by John Dean
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Crime Writing Tip Two: Definitions, by Kelvin I Jones
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Writing Your Debut Dagger Submission – Thoughts from a Debut Dagger Reader
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How to Complete Your Novel by Gary Donnelly
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Writing Crime Fiction by Kelvin I Jones
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Don’t Fear the Editor, or, Are You an Author or Just Someone Who Wants to Write a Book? by Jason Monaghan
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