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13th November, 2024
Déjà vu – but not like this
There are key events in everyone’s lives that we remember with vivid clarity: the day we got married, for example, the day our first child …
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01st July, 2024
The Madness of King Ludwig
King Ludwig II of Bavaria was one of the most complex, fascinating characters in history. When discussing him, it has become almost obligatory to give …
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01st June, 2024
Researching the Wolves of Nifelheim
Most of my novels have required considerable amounts of research. Some of this is from books and online sources and interviews, but wherever I can, …
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14th January, 2024
Norwegian Journey
Authenticity is important to me in my novels. If I write about a particular location, I want it be accurate and true to the place. …
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14th December, 2023
How I Got Published
I once read a very harsh review of a first novel in a national newspaper, thankfully, not mine. Let’s call the author of the book …
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01st December, 2023
Chasing Shadows
“We have a target on the move. You’re not hearing any of this, OK?” That’s exactly the kind of instruction a thriller writer loves to …
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01st December, 2022
What’s in a Name?
Characters’ names can be tricky for authors. You need a lot in the average novel, but where do you find them? When I first started …
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01st December, 2021
In My Bottom Drawer
This is a transcript of a podcast I wrote for the Royal Literary Fund I started my first novel when I was in my mid-twenties. …
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01st August, 2021
How I Write
This is a transcript of a podcast I wrote for the Royal Literary Fund I mainly write thrillers and crime novels which require tighter, more …
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01st June, 2012
The Max Cassidy Fact File (a blog for younger readers)
AGE: Fourteen. DESCRIPTION: Tall, strong, blond hair, dark blue eyes. LIFE: Max goes to a comprehensive school in north London during the day, but in the evenings, he …
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01st June, 2012
Ask Paul Adam (a blog for younger readers)
When did you start writing? I first tried to write a novel when I was about fourteen. I went upstairs one Sunday afternoon to start …
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01st June, 2012
About Paul Adam (a blog for younger readers)
Paul Adam started his first novel – a gripping adventure story about a teenage boy – when he was fourteen years old, the same age …
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