Crime Fest Lessons #2

I enjoyed last year’s panels and interviews. And I took notes.  Thus I here offer for your delectation my 20 top tips and observations from CrimeFest 2017 panellists.

See you at this year’s CrimeFest.

Anthony Horowitz, author of Alex Rider, Foyle’s War, Sherlock Holmes, James Bond, TV and film writer, in interview with Barry Forshaw:

On critiques:

“My younger son is a first reader of my books: he’s vicious, and he’s always right. ‘Dad, if you publish that, I’m leaving the house.'”
On inspirations:

“As soon as I stopped writing books based on rich unhappy child syndrome, I got successful.”
On genres:

“Why so Protean?” Barry asked.

“You should always challenge yourself, keep it fresh, try different things.”
On family:

“My granny did only one kind and generous thing in her life: she died.”
On childhood:

“Inagine Versailles and the Sun King transported to 1950s Stanmore. My father was a mysterious person, not always on the right side of the law.”
On writing:

“Writing saved my life. Libraries. And books.”

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