Tag Archives: Open University

Writing Groups

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Pete Denton

They say that writing is a lonely occupation. Not wrong are they? There are times in your writing life that you need to sit and talk with other writers. Like anything you’re interested in, you talk to your friends or … Continue reading →

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Blood Analysis

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Pete Denton

Okay. Now that A is history and those pesky ADVERBS are under control, on to the letter B. I’m a crime-fiction writer. One of my WIPs is a police procedural and the other WIP is a crime novel. There will … Continue reading →

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Steel City Writers – The Book

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Pete Denton

I’ve mentioned before that I’m part of a writing group. We met during a creative writing course with the Open University and decided to keep in touch and support each other with our writing. We meet about once a month … Continue reading →

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2nd Draft of my Crime Novel: Underway!!

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Pete Denton

After what feels like: – 15 years since I had the idea for my novel; 6 years after I started writing it; 5 years since I finished the first draft; 4 years after I re-drafted the first few chapters; 3 years after I started studying … Continue reading →

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Twitter made me buy a Kindle

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Pete Denton

A couple of months ago I told a friend that I would never buy a Kindle. I love that new book smell, the course texture of the paper and being able to bend the pages over if I want to. I can crease … Continue reading →

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