by David West | Feb 10, 2024 | News
On this day in 1874 Oxford University won the FA Cup, beating the Royal Engineers 2-0. I’m not a football fan. In the last match that I watched George Best and Bobby Charlton were playing. It was against Chelsea for whom Peter Bonetti (the Cat) was in goal. My father...
by David West | Feb 8, 2024 | News
Editing is a vitally important part of writing. They say that great books aren’t written, they are re-written. But of course you have to have something to edit, and that is why the creation of the first draft is called “getting your shit down”. I’m having some...
by David West | Feb 6, 2024 | News
Today I’ve been working on outlining the remaining chapters of The Favourite Murder, the fifth book of the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures. I’ve already posted about research, collating my research in a spreadsheet, and working towards an ending. What I mean by...
by David West | Feb 2, 2024 | News
Research is where I start my writing process. It’s also one of the most enjoyable and educational parts of the writing process. I have been reading about Henri II, Prince de Condé recently. He had a rather unfortunate start in life, having been born in prison. His...
by David West | Jan 27, 2024 | News
Police are to fight crime, and the February edition of Red Herrings, the bulletin of the Crime Writers Association has arrived. As usual there are too many great articles to mention all of them. The first one that caught my attention is called Bad Press for the...
