Erin Kelly
Five Times Editing Saved My Life
Tidying up my PC lately, I found a folder full of half-edited manuscripts. The pages were a mess of tracked changes and microscopic...
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Erin Kelly
Dec 8, 20185 min read
Psychological Thrillers In Song – Ten Perfect Pop Songs With Plots, Shocking Twists And Body Counts
It is a truth universally acknowledged (by me, because I write them) that the psychological thriller is the greatest sub-genre of crime...
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Erin Kelly
Apr 17, 20179 min read
What I’ve Learned Writing Six Books (and counting)
New writers often ask me: does it get easier after the first book? And of course, in some ways it does. Doing something difficult once...
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Erin Kelly
Sep 27, 20152 min read
How I Make It Work
I’m usually up at about 5.30am. As a busy working mum, I think it’s so important to carve some time out of the day that’s just for me....
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Erin Kelly
May 5, 20155 min read
Ruth Rendell, 1930-2015
When I was very little I had a picture book called The Story Snail, about a lonely little boy who wanted to tell stories but didn’t know...
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Erin Kelly
Apr 12, 20155 min read
On Teaching
About once a year, someone stirs up the controversy over whether creative writing can ever really be taught. Enough has been written...
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Erin Kelly
Sep 11, 20134 min read
The Long Goodbye
I’ve just finished the copy edits on my latest novel, The Ties That Bind, which will be published by Hodder next May. I feel that I ought...
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Erin Kelly
Mar 2, 20125 min read
In Suburbia
It has been about three weeks since I ventured beyond my own postcode. The view from my study window is nothing but houses and golf...
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