marine mysteries
February 15, 2010
- The strange world of PR is always looking for angles, because it's the strongest angle that will grab the headline, or at least get some coverage in the media. And authors need PR as much as actors, artists, and anyone else in the creative industries. Press, or rather I should say media coverage is a hugely cost effective way of spreading a message, and now with the multitude of Internet media ...
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January 1, 2010
- 2010 is shaping up to be a busy year for me with lots of writing activity, talks and book signings to look forward to. Here is the line up for the first six months of the year as it stands at the moment. There is a new Calendar of Events page on my official web site and I try to keep all my Red Room visitors up to date on my profile page. If you would like to go on my mailing list for my ...
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October 12, 2009
- I received the large print edition of The Suffocating Sea, the third in the DI Andy Horton series of marine mystery crime novels last week, and it looks good. This will now be on sale on line or to order through bookshops, and also available on loan through libraries. In addition, The Suffocating Sea is available as a talking book, which can be bought as a download or in cassette and CD ...
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October 6, 2009
- I’m delighted to announce that I have just signed a contract with Severn House for the publication of the fifth DI Andy Horton Marine Mystery crime novel called, BLOOD ON THE SAND, which will be published on 26 February 2010 at the same time as the paperback version of DEAD MAN’S WHARF.For those of you who would like a taste of what is to come for Andy Horton look no further…Blood On The ...
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October 3, 2009
- I was delighted to be asked to the Mayor of Havant’s reception and the grand opening of the newly refurbished arts and heritage centre in Havant, Hampshire, called The Spring, on 2 October.The mayor of Havant, Jackie Branson, was entertaining all the mayors from around Hampshire and the Isle of Wight – twenty two of them I believe. It is a tradition that each mayor takes it in turn annually ...
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October 2, 2009
- There was certainly a welcome in the hillside and on the banks of the River Tyne for me in the north of England this week during my mini book tour, which kicked off at Newcastle City Library and ended at The Richmond Walking and Book Festival. I met some fantastic people who made me very welcome and very kindly bought tons of my books. Thank you. The new city library at Newcastle is most ...
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September 21, 2009
- I'm off to the North of England on a mini tour with speaking engagements lined up. I'm looking forward to it. I shall be at the Newcastle City Library on Tuesday 29 September at 2pm, followed by a visit to North Tyneside Central Library in the evening at 7pm. The next day it's off to North Yorkshire where I am talking at a lunch event at The Richmond Walking and Book Festival on 30 ...
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September 15, 2009
- Ideas for novels come from a variety of sources: overheard conversations, stories relayed by others, personal experience, locations and the news. On my blog I recently mentioned the Windsurfing Festival on Hayling Island as a potential idea for an Inspector Andy Horton Marine Mystery crime novel, well here's another idea that popped into my Google Reader - Murder on the Hayling Seaside Express. ...
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September 11, 2009
- Ask this question of crime fiction fans and you'll get varied answers. Some like the gritty gruesome, others prefer cozy comfortable. Some enjoy a literary style crime novel, others a racy, action-packed page turner. Reading about exotic locations turn some readers on whilst others enjoy 'home spun' tales. Then there's historical or contemporary, detective or private eye, male ...
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August 21, 2009
- This week two news items popped into my in box which could spark ideas for plots.The National Windsurfing Festival, this year, is to be held at the Inn On The Beach, Beachlands, Hayling Island, on 5-6 September 2009.The National Windsurfing Festival, supported by Havant Borough Council, is now the largest windsurfing event of the national calendar. And of course, Hayling Island is the birthplace ...
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