Archive - Making Crime Pay by Nicki Thornton

The search for a killer cover

My steps towards cover design ... and a very difficult quiz

Jul 1 •

June 2025

This next bit is going to be easy

Who would want the responsibility of judging the best debut book for children?

Jun 24 •

Bookseller detectives are in! And I'm glad

Hooray! what a great start to National Crime Reading Month

Jun 3 •

May 2025

Creating page-turners

Picking up tips from my TBR pile

May 20 •

Wow! Best Crime Novel for Children . . .

The Floating Witch Mystery is on the shortlist!

May 1 •

April 2025

First steps in self-publishing: should I employ an editor?

Or make all the mistakes myself

Apr 30 •

A real or fictional setting? Which is better?

And am I about to make a big mistake?

Apr 15 •

March 2025

Two book launches and a few school events

or why maybe I haven't got a lot of writing done lately

Mar 18 •

February 2025

With great power comes . . .

too many decisions (and some regrets about this year already)

Feb 24 •

Help tackle the children’s reading crisis

buy books to help raise funds for Booktrust

Feb 3 •

January 2025

What in 2025 are you looking forward to?

And this year - it's not having a book out!

Jan 6 •

November 2024

The joy of new books by favourite writers

These books I have savoured as absolute treats (and why I love them)

Nov 18, 2024 •

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