Can someone recommend some decent how-to books on crime writing? If they're purchasable for Kindle or other variant of ebook that will be one better!

If I could make it to Derby, I would, but sadly, I'm a little too far away.

It's just what I needed. Thank you!

Hi everyone,

Can someone please help me with how to upload a profile pic here? I am not sure, if it's avatar or something else.

Sorry if I am posting this in the wrong area, but I can't find how to do it elsewhere.

Ah, Stephen King! He is wildly popular even over here, in translation and in English. It seems to me, that in the west, many writers hang on his advice like it is the greatest. His writing book is too popular. And Fluff, thank you! I'm already catching a glimpse of the colorful characters around the...

Well, if the mountain won't come to Mohammed, he will just have to buy a Mac. And so will I Next time I travel to the States. Scrivener is more than enough of a reason for it!

Okay, sorry for more of the derailing. I promise to be more accurate about where I post things.

Thank you, everyone, for your replies. Some things you wrote here I hadn't thought of before, probably because I'm too close to the project (in the trees) and it's still at the first draft stage. But these are all excellent points and will be worked into the text. This is my first posting here on th...

Hi everyone, I'm doing research for a book on pen names, why you might want one, how to choose one, the ups and downs of having a pen name, and so on. Please tell me - is there any question that comes to mind when you think of choosing a pen name for yourself? Maybe you'd like one but aren't sure ho...