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From Idea to Bookshelf – Step 3
The Editor
From Idea to Bookshelf – Step 2
The Literary Agent
From Idea to Bookshelf – Step 1
How does a novel move from idea in the author’s head to finished product? This the first in a series of posts I’ll be doing on how a book is created.
An Historical Enigma: The Real Grace Marks and Alias Grace
Was Grace Marks a murderess, a madwoman or victim? Digging deeper into the real life story behind Margaret Atwood’s ‘Alias Grace’.
A Dark and Dreadful Interest: Crime as Entertainment in the 19th century
The Victorians’ fascination with true crime and punishment, and the rise of murder as entertainment in the 19th century.
The Top 5 Historical Fiction Novels Based on True Crimes
The best historical novels based on true crimes, from Alias Grace to Burial Rites.
The Vanishing Children of Paris
The Vanishing Children of Paris. How in 1750 riots broke out, with people blaming the police for the disappearance of children from the streets of Paris.
The Top Ten Best Novels Based on True Crimes
The best novels based on true crimes, from Edgar Allan Poe to An Officer and a Spy by Robert Harris.
Writing Fiction Based on Fact, or ‘How To Make Life Difficult For Yourself’
Helpful shortcuts for those considering writing fiction based on fact, or on true crimes.
Behind Bars: Writing Prisons
Research and writing tips for those writing fiction set in prisons.
Did Mary Shelley Keep Percy’s Heart?
Most of Percy Shelley’s remains were interred in the Protestant Cemetery in Rome, where Keats was buried. The heart, however, remained with Mary Shelley. Or did it?