Jean Murray asked Garrard Hayes:

Hi! A reader of all books all of my life, I got into reading crime books when I read The Irish Scissor Sisters by Mick McCaffrey a few years ago and now I love the crime books! I'm looking forward to reading yours! I have written my first book, a personal story, 'My Beautiful Flower' and had it published on amazon in March 2015. But I am trying my hand on writing a crime/fiction book How do you bring it all together?

Garrard Hayes Hi Jean, Congratulations on your first novel. A book that had a positive influence on me was 'On Writing - A Memoir of the Craft' by Stephen King. After a brief biography he does an amazing job of explaining the tools and techniques he uses to create his novels. I highly recommend it. As for me I try to put myself in a crime situation and add personal experiences to my character's background and adventures. If you have fun writing it, there's a good chance your readers will have fun reading. Cheers, Garrard

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