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Freddie Forsyth is dead. Author of The Day of the Jackal and more of that ilk. As dodgy a character in real life as any in his books. Like Jeffrey Archer, wrote thrillers for the home county set. End of an era – end of a profitable genre too...

That's a great example A talent show... ...where winning means killing

Yeah. Can do. Thing about cog diss as a tool is that it actually has to work. Just throwing two utterly disparate concepts together into your story blender doesn’t guarantee any cog diss impact at all. There has to be some weird...

I would say Elmore Leonard employs this well, tho the quirky characters do get a bit wearing after a while. The psychopath that adores puppys being an example in the recent film Accouuntant 2. And he's the hero. It begins to feel paint by...

My favourite... The Hunger Games

I would say that also applies to toddlers, remembering my sticky eldest covered in meringue insisting he had no idea what happened to the lemon pie I had baked for the landlord so he would give us our deposit back after crayon scribbles that...

Back when I used to cover crime, I'd speak to a lot of inmates, so, to me, the most interesting incidence of it is that convicts don't merely say they aren't guilty, they believe it. they have adapted their memories to indicate that they are...

You guys are amazing. Thank you.

Hi RK - yes I was a private investigator and international security contractor for over 28 years.

Thank-you. I'll look out for Tainted Cup and the Matt Hunter thrillers. My novel is set in Leeds in 1998 and 1972 featuring a young policeman who hears voices and sees visions.

Welcome aboard @A.Morgan :) What a fascinating topic! I presume this is a field you work in?

Hello everyone My name is Art Morgan and I am a new member to Litopia. I will admit that I am a novice blogger, as I'm not sure what subject matter would be of interest to other members. I'm a non fiction writer, strong and investigative...

Is there are writer who hasn't felt this way? I think it's important to consider why you write and what you want to achieve. There was an episode of the podcast, Writing Excuses, a while back about funding the writing life. The message of the...