Pauline Rowson's Blog, page 56
November 24, 2014
How to write a crime novel - Pauline Rowson explains how she writes her first drafts
Pauline Rowson explains how she writes her crime novels - writing the first draft.
So, I have the idea and I have the location. I might even have the
victim. I certainly don't have the killer or the plot. I put the idea,
location and victim in a circle and I ask myself open questions: who,
what, where, when, why, and how? I don't have all the answers, in fact I
have very few so I do some research, and some more thinking and
gradually I begin to answer some of those questions. I draw up a plot
line, which is very sketchy to begin with and might only be the first
three or four chapters. I've created some characters. Then I start
writing, direct on to my PC.
Click on the above title or the link to the right to read more.
So, I have the idea and I have the location. I might even have the
victim. I certainly don't have the killer or the plot. I put the idea,
location and victim in a circle and I ask myself open questions: who,
what, where, when, why, and how? I don't have all the answers, in fact I
have very few so I do some research, and some more thinking and
gradually I begin to answer some of those questions. I draw up a plot
line, which is very sketchy to begin with and might only be the first
three or four chapters. I've created some characters. Then I start
writing, direct on to my PC.
Click on the above title or the link to the right to read more.
November 18, 2014
HMS M33 Monitor featured in DI Andy Horton novel, Undercurrent, to be restored
The
Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded £1.75 million to the National Museum of
the Royal Navy (NMRN) to restore and open to visitors for the first time in its
history, HMS M.33. Launched in May 1915, she is the
sole remaining British veteran of that year’s Gallipoli Campaign and the only
British warship from the First World War that will be open to the public during
the Gallipoli Centenary next year. It is
also the location for the DI Andy Horton crime novel Undercurrent.
Read more and see the photographs by clicking on the above title or the link to the right.
Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded £1.75 million to the National Museum of
the Royal Navy (NMRN) to restore and open to visitors for the first time in its
history, HMS M.33. Launched in May 1915, she is the
sole remaining British veteran of that year’s Gallipoli Campaign and the only
British warship from the First World War that will be open to the public during
the Gallipoli Centenary next year. It is
also the location for the DI Andy Horton crime novel Undercurrent.
Read more and see the photographs by clicking on the above title or the link to the right.
November 16, 2014
New Video Trailer of the DI Andy Horton Crime Series
Watch the new video trailer of the compelling crime series featuring the flawed and rugged Portsmouth based cop - DI Andy Horton by Pauline Rowson.
November 13, 2014
Pauline Rowson entertaining the audience with tales of criminality
I was delighted to be asked to speak to the audience at Thornhill Baptist Church, Southampton, on Wednesday 12 November as part of their bi-annual Over 50s Activity Day. I met some lovely people who listened spellbound as I recounted how I
plan and plot my crime novels and where I draw inspiration from.
I talked about my hunky and flawed detective, DI Andy Horton and the locations for the crime series centred around him, and my standalone crime novels, In For The Kill and In Cold Daylight. They're set in the Solent area, Portsmouth, Southampton and the Isle of Wight, on the South Coast of England.
To read more and view the photographs click on the above title or the link to the right.
plan and plot my crime novels and where I draw inspiration from.
I talked about my hunky and flawed detective, DI Andy Horton and the locations for the crime series centred around him, and my standalone crime novels, In For The Kill and In Cold Daylight. They're set in the Solent area, Portsmouth, Southampton and the Isle of Wight, on the South Coast of England.
To read more and view the photographs click on the above title or the link to the right.
November 11, 2014
CSI Portsmouth 2014 - afternoon panel - drug busting, intelligence and covert source recruitment
The afternoon audience at CSI Portsmouth 2014 on Saturday 8 November
were entertained with tales of drug busting, intelligence gathering and
covert source recruitment.
The afternoon panel, grilled by crime author Pauline Rowson, comprised of crime authors Jessie
Keane and Hilary Bonner with crime experts, Sergeant Roger Wood and DI
Mandy Horsburgh of Hampshire Police.
Read more and view the photographs by clicking on the title or the link to the right.
were entertained with tales of drug busting, intelligence gathering and
covert source recruitment.
The afternoon panel, grilled by crime author Pauline Rowson, comprised of crime authors Jessie
Keane and Hilary Bonner with crime experts, Sergeant Roger Wood and DI
Mandy Horsburgh of Hampshire Police.
Read more and view the photographs by clicking on the title or the link to the right.
November 10, 2014
CSI Portsmouth 2014 - morning panel - maggots, footprints, bodies and crime
Over 100 people packed into The Princess Royal Gallery at the National Museum of the Royal Navy in the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard on Saturday 8 November 2014 to hear two panel debates on crime fiction versus crime fact at the fifth annual CSI Portsmouth.
CSI Portsmouth 2014, which is part of Portsmouth BookFest, is organised
by crime author Pauline Rowson in conjunction with Portsmouth City Council Library Service. It
brings together top selling crime authors, police and forensic experts
for a one day entertaining and informative debate on crime fiction and
crime fact.
On the morning panel Pauline Rowson joined forces with her fellow crime writer M.C. Beaton and with crime experts Dr Katherine Brown, a Forensic Entomologist at the Institute of Criminal Justice Studies, University of Portsmouth and Terrence Napier, Footwear Mark Examiner, with Hampshire Police.
Read more and view the photographs from the morning panel by clicking on the above title or the link to the right.
CSI Portsmouth 2014, which is part of Portsmouth BookFest, is organised
by crime author Pauline Rowson in conjunction with Portsmouth City Council Library Service. It
brings together top selling crime authors, police and forensic experts
for a one day entertaining and informative debate on crime fiction and
crime fact.
On the morning panel Pauline Rowson joined forces with her fellow crime writer M.C. Beaton and with crime experts Dr Katherine Brown, a Forensic Entomologist at the Institute of Criminal Justice Studies, University of Portsmouth and Terrence Napier, Footwear Mark Examiner, with Hampshire Police.
Read more and view the photographs from the morning panel by clicking on the above title or the link to the right.
November 5, 2014
Pauline Rowson introduces a brand new hero in a brand new crime series to be published in 2015
I'm thrilled to announce that Severn
House Publishers are to publish the first in a brand new crime
series featuring a brand new hero. Let me introduce you to Art Marvik, a
former Royal Marine Commando, Special Boat Services Officer, and give you a
taste of what is to come.
In the first of the series, called Silent Running, Marvik, adrift after leaving the marines, unexpectedly
finds himself being used as bait to catch a ruthless killer whose
slaying spree spans the decades. In a race against time, Marvik is
sucked
into a dangerous assignment and a web of deceit that will need all his
skills,
and those of his friend, former Marine Special Forces Communicator,
Shaun
Strathen, to get to the truth. Their mission, to stop a ruthless killer
before
he kills again.
Read more by clicking on the above title or the link to the right.
House Publishers are to publish the first in a brand new crime
series featuring a brand new hero. Let me introduce you to Art Marvik, a
former Royal Marine Commando, Special Boat Services Officer, and give you a
taste of what is to come.
In the first of the series, called Silent Running, Marvik, adrift after leaving the marines, unexpectedly
finds himself being used as bait to catch a ruthless killer whose
slaying spree spans the decades. In a race against time, Marvik is
sucked
into a dangerous assignment and a web of deceit that will need all his
skills,
and those of his friend, former Marine Special Forces Communicator,
Shaun
Strathen, to get to the truth. Their mission, to stop a ruthless killer
before
he kills again.
Read more by clicking on the above title or the link to the right.
November 2, 2014
Act One Drama perform 1940s Play, Murder at the Pelican Club, by Pauline Rowson
Act One Drama in Kent did a great job in putting on my play, Murder at the Pelican Club,
to packed audiences over three days on 30/31 October and November 1st
and I was delighted to join them for the last night on
Saturday. The play is written in the vein of Agatha Christie's Poirot
but with a twist of humour and music.
Murder at the Pelican Club is a departure for me as writing crime novels are more my thing but I
loved writing it and creating grumpy, middle-aged, gruff Inspector
Doyle, the complete opposite to the rugged and flawed DI Andy Horton, and the action characters in my other crime novels.
View the photographs and read more by clicking on the above title or the link to the right.
to packed audiences over three days on 30/31 October and November 1st
and I was delighted to join them for the last night on
Saturday. The play is written in the vein of Agatha Christie's Poirot
but with a twist of humour and music.
Murder at the Pelican Club is a departure for me as writing crime novels are more my thing but I
loved writing it and creating grumpy, middle-aged, gruff Inspector
Doyle, the complete opposite to the rugged and flawed DI Andy Horton, and the action characters in my other crime novels.
View the photographs and read more by clicking on the above title or the link to the right.
October 31, 2014
What's on in November
November is a busy month with talks to U3As and other organisations; CSI Portsmouth 2014 being held on Saturday 8 November, where crime fiction meets crime fact and the last night of my murder mystery play, Murder at the Pelican Club, being performed in Kent.
Full programme Panel for CSI Portsmouth 2014
I will also be announcing some exciting news about a new crime series
and a publication schedule for this and for the next DI Andy Horton. Oh, and of course I will be writing.
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Full programme Panel for CSI Portsmouth 2014
I will also be announcing some exciting news about a new crime series
and a publication schedule for this and for the next DI Andy Horton. Oh, and of course I will be writing.
You can subscribe to my newsletter to keep up to date with all my latest book news and
October 29, 2014
Video Trailer - Dead Man's Wharf
Dead Man's Wharf is the third in the DI Andy Horton Series. It was given a starred review by USA reviewer Kirkus.
"Rowson turns out an exemplary procedural with the requisite plot
twists, double-crosses and all loose ends tied up neatly in a sailor’s
knot."
The audio book version of Dead Man's Wharf read by the very talented actor, Gordon Griffin was also given glowing reviews in the States.
"As gruff Inspector Andy Horton uncovers fact after fact concerning the
mysterious deaths at a nursing home, the scope of the crimes only seems
to grow. Griffin makes us feel the pain and terror of hidden violence.
It's a moving portrayal." D.R.W. AudioFile Magazine 2013, Portland,
Maine
Watch the trailer by clicking on the link to the right.
"Rowson turns out an exemplary procedural with the requisite plot
twists, double-crosses and all loose ends tied up neatly in a sailor’s
knot."
The audio book version of Dead Man's Wharf read by the very talented actor, Gordon Griffin was also given glowing reviews in the States.
"As gruff Inspector Andy Horton uncovers fact after fact concerning the
mysterious deaths at a nursing home, the scope of the crimes only seems
to grow. Griffin makes us feel the pain and terror of hidden violence.
It's a moving portrayal." D.R.W. AudioFile Magazine 2013, Portland,
Maine
Watch the trailer by clicking on the link to the right.
