This in an evolving page and features ad hoc sources and resources for writers. Click on the links for more info. They have been included for information and educational purposes ONLY. There are no endorsements from me. Nor are any affiliate fees involved.
Authors (North Northumberland, North East/West & Borders)
Books about writing & crime (that I like)
Adventures in the Screen Trade (William Goldman)
Elmore Leonard’s 10 Rules of Writing
In Pursuit of the Truth (DCI Clive Driscoll)
Nail Your Novel (Roz Morris)
New Hart’s Rules (the Oxford Style Guide)
Plotting and Writing Suspense Fiction (Patricia Highsmith)
Screenplay (Syd Field)
Story (Robert McKee)
The Big Picture and Who Killed Hollywood (William Goldman)
The Rough Guide to Crime Fiction
The Science of Story Telling (Will Storr)
The Truth About Who People Do Bad Things (Tom Gash)
Waterhouse on Newspaper Style (Keith Waterhouse)
We’ll All Be Murdered in Our Beds (Duncan Campbell)
Which Lie Did I Tell You (William Goldman)
Writers & Artists Yearbook (David Lodge)
Writing Down the Bones (Natalie Goldberg)
Crime book festivals
July
True Crime Podcast Festival 13th
Theakston’s Old Peculier (Harrogate)
September
Berwick
Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival
Editorial & proof reading support
Literary Agents
The Madeleine Milburn Literary, TV & Film Agency
Publishers (who accept direct author submissions)
Writing Competitions
“New Narratives for the North East”
Writers’ trade associations & Funding
Money-Saving Guide for Authors & Writers (thanks to Hannah Bass)