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Neighbours; pain or pleasure?
Neighbours from hell? I have never lived next door to true neighbours from hell; noise monsters who force your house to vibrate with their pulsating rap. Damage your mind with their death metal. Throw [...]
What’s Your Poison?
The dark allure of poisoning, both in fact and fiction, has added intrigue to my life for many years. From Hamlet to A Series of Unfortunate Events, Agatha Christie to PD James. So many [...]
How Amanda Got Her Publishing Deal
I got my publishing deal through a combination of hard work, good luck and keeping steely, steely calm. Hard work I think you can only do it if you really love writing for its [...]
Writing Tips From Amanda Robson
1. It’s all about the story, and every scene needs conflict. Only include scenes that move the story forward. 2. Speech needs to be more ‘West Wing’ than polite conversation. Cut normal conversation out [...]