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What's on in April

April see the release of two of my crime novels in new formats, Undercurrent, the ninth in the DI Andy Horton police procedural series is to be published as an unabridged audio book on 1 April, while Silent Running, the first in the series
featuring former Royal Marine Commando, Special Boat Services officer Art Marvik will be published in paperback.



Also in April, I have two television appearances and a visit to the London Book Fair



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Pauline Rowson discusses using time frames in crime novels

Time frames in novels, and particularly when writing a series, as I do
with the DI Andy Horton novels, and more recently with
the new crime series, featuring former Royal Marine Commando, Art
Marvik, are a tricky thing. There is ‘real time’ and there is
‘fictional time’.



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Pauline Rowson talks about her writing routine

I am often asked to describe a typical writing day.  For me there isn’t one but I do like to write every day if I possibly
can, speaking engagements permitting. Some days when the words flow, or I
am at a critical stage of writing - usually at the end of the first
draft of a novel - I am keen to crack on and write as much as I can.
This can result in me spending up to seven hours, maybe more, sitting at
my computer. Not good for you! But I promise you I do get up to walk
around and take all the necessary breaks, although my wrists take a bit
of a hammering or should that be the keyboard takes the hammering?



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Fugelmere Probus Club of Fleet Hooked on Crime

The audience at Fugelmere Probus Club of
Fleet in North Hampshire were hooked on crime of the fictional type I'm
glad to say as they listened intently to my talk on how I write my
crime novels set on the South Coast of England.



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Q & A - Do you outline your stories before you write them or do you let the plot and characters lead the way?

I’m always eager to begin writing a new novel so I don't wait until I
have a complete outline before doing so. I don't even wait until I have
conducted all my research and I certainly have no idea at the beginning
who the killer is and why. 



I usually work up an outline of the first
four chapters and some character profiles. I conduct some research and
then start writing.



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What's on in March 2016

March kicks off with my appearance at CSI Portsmouth on Saturday 5th at the Pyramids Centre, Southsea. CSI Portsmouth 2016, part of Portsmouth BookFest, is a one day event. Now
in its sixth year, it sees a great line up of crime authors, police
and forensic experts debating crime fiction and crime fact in two panel
events during the day.  



Also in March I will be guest speaker at Fugelmere Probus Club (Fleet) on 14 March.



And on the writing front I'll be working my way through the copy-edits suggested by my publisher, Severn House, for Dangerous Cargo, the second in the marine crime series featuring former Royal Marine Commando, Art Marvik. Marvik first appeared in Silent Running and has received some great reviews.



"A tense, terrifying thrill ride that twists and turns with dizzying
speed, combined with a likable, smart, tough, but all too human hero,
make this a cracking-good new series—action fans need Marvik on their
radar." Booklist (USA)



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Q & A - What authors and books inspired you?

I
loved adventure and mystery
novels when I was a child and a teenager and this love of crime fiction,
thrillers and mystery novels has continued throughout my adulthood.  In
my teens I enjoyed the novels of Leslie Charteris featuring Simon Templar, The Saint, and those written
by John Creasey featuring The Baron and Gideon to name only two of his characters.
Creasey was a very prolific writer and also the author of Westerns which
I went through a phase of reading,
including those penned by Zane Grey, an author who locked together
character and land so that they were indivisible something that perhaps
also took root with me, locking my characters, DI Andy Horton and Art Marvik in with the sea and the
sea with my characters



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On research with Hampshire Police Marine Unit

On
Wednesday 17 February I spent the morning on research with the
wonderful Hampshire Police Marine Unit who I have a lot of admiration
for.  They police one of the busiest stretches of water in Europe indeed
in the World. And the marine unit features in my DI Andy Horton crime novels.  Fatal Catch, DI Andy Horton 12, is dedicated to Hampshire Police and the Marine Unit.



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Enjoyable, absolutely fascinating was the verdict of the audience at Poole Library

'Enjoyable, 
interesting, lively, and absolutely fascinating' was the verdict of the audience at Poole Central Library when I entertained them with a talk on
Wednesday 10 February on how I write my crime novels. 



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Q & A - What has been your greatest struggle as a writer?

From the moment I discovered a wonderful place full of free books - my
lovely local library in Portsmouth when I was about eight - I was hooked
both on reading and writing. From that moment my ambition was to either
be an
author or a journalist.  I made it to being an author but it took a
very long time and I am pleased to say a highly successful career in
marketing and PR before I got there working for multinational companies
before running my own Marketing and PR Agency which I sold in 2003 to
concentrate on a writing career.



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