Elspeth Latimer

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[Cambridge UP - Literature & Performance @CUP_LitPerform]

Detectives dominate the crime genre - this Element by @ElspethLatimer investigates the techniques used to write them, via topics ranging from mythorealism to gender, and it concludes with the author’s guide to writing a crime fiction series.
👉 https://t.co/gd51S7bDT3
#CrimeWriting #CrimeFiction

[Cambridge UP - Literature & Performance @CUP_LitPerform]

🔍 Detectives dominate crime fiction - this new Element by @ElspethLatimer explores how they’re written, from mythorealism to gender, and concludes with a guide to writing your own series.
📖 https://t.co/3LkQRRPZok
#CrimeFiction #CrimeWriting

[Elspeth Latimer @ElspethLatimer]

Want to learn about crime writing? Come to Wymondham @KettsBooks 2-4.30pm this Sunday for a fun afternoon exploring crime fiction with me & @UnglessM!
Tickets only £10 - a few places still remaining

https://t.co/pgkTFMDd3k

#crimewriting #crimefiction #writingtips

[Elspeth Latimer @ElspethLatimer]

Come to Wymondham Words TONIGHT!
Brilliant crime writers Bridget Walsh - winner of HWA Debut Crown - and Henry Sutton will share readings from their wonderful novels and we'll be exploring the world of crime fiction!
https://t.co/BVUMq0p2G6
@HistoriaHWA @bridget_walsh1 @hesutton

[Historia – the HWA @HistoriaHWA]

The winner of the 2024 Debut Crown is
The Tumbling Girl by Bridget Walsh (Gallic)
#HWACrowns24 2/

[Elspeth Latimer @ElspethLatimer]

@AppleTreeLit What exciting news! I wanted to ask if you are open to submissions?

[Elspeth Latimer @ElspethLatimer]

@KathKov1 Aw, I’m so delighted that this made your day and I really look forward to your and Alex’s next book as I’d love to read those stories! 😍

[Elspeth Latimer @ElspethLatimer]

@KathKov1 Thrilling to hear there may be another book in the series!

[Elspeth Latimer @ElspethLatimer]

Alex Clayton is such a brilliant protagonist!
I love The Shifting Landscape, how you capture the family tensions, & also your portrayal of Harry & the sensitive way you write about indigenous dispossession
All this in a suspenseful murder plot!
(+ fab descriptions of paintings!)

[Katherine Kovacic @KathKov1]

What an honour to be in this company!

[Elspeth Latimer @ElspethLatimer]

I always enjoy series that have animal as well as human characters, & the relationship between Inspector Chopra and Ganesha the elephant (his crime-fighting accomplice!) is brilliant!

[Vaseem Khan @VaseemKhanUK]

@ElspethLatimer @uniofeastanglia @uealdc @ameranwar @AnnCleeves @oliharris808 @KathKov1 @atticalocke @valmcdermid @radiomukhers @Beathhigh @RozWatkins Thanks, Elspeth :)

[Elspeth Latimer @ElspethLatimer]

@annaverbee Thanks so much for these great additions to my list, I’ve been meaning to read them!

[Elspeth Latimer @ElspethLatimer]

Delighted to include your DI Meg Dalton series, and it was great to interview you about 'Constructing a Series' at the Noirwich Crime Writing Festival in 2019!
https://t.co/yKlJIgWadd

[Roz Watkins @RozWatkins]

Wow, what an honour for my series to be included in this brilliant selection. Thank you, Elspeth!

[Elspeth Latimer @ElspethLatimer]

My pleasure! I really enjoyed your Nick Belsey series and I am looking forward to reading your Elliot Kane espionage series!

[Elspeth Latimer @ElspethLatimer]

@ameranwar Me too…! 😄

[Elspeth Latimer @ElspethLatimer]

Delighted to include your Zaq & Jags series, I always enjoy spending time with them! And I love any opportunity to share my favourite series with prospective readers!

[Amer Anwar 💙 @ameranwar]

@ElspethLatimer @uniofeastanglia @uealdc @AnnCleeves @oliharris808 @VaseemKhanUK @KathKov1 @atticalocke @valmcdermid @radiomukhers @Beathhigh @RozWatkins What a fantastic selection of books! Am honoured to be included. Lucky students — they’re in for some really great reading (if they haven’t read any of them already).

[Elspeth Latimer @ElspethLatimer]

An addendum to my earlier list..!

[James Ellson @jamesellson3]

@ElspethLatimer @uniofeastanglia @uealdc @ameranwar @AnnCleeves @oliharris808 @VaseemKhanUK @KathKov1 @atticalocke @valmcdermid @radiomukhers @Beathhigh @RozWatkins Quite a collection. A couple are missing, of course!
Sjowall and Wahloo
Ellroy

[Elspeth Latimer @ElspethLatimer]

I love your Texas Ranger Darren Matthews/Highway 59 series and I am really looking forward to the UK release of Guide Me Home!

[Elspeth Latimer @ElspethLatimer]

My pleasure! Your Wyndham & Banerjee series is always on my list when readers ask me for recommendations!

[Abir Mukherjee @radiomukhers]

@ElspethLatimer @uniofeastanglia @uealdc @ameranwar @AnnCleeves @oliharris808 @VaseemKhanUK @KathKov1 @atticalocke @valmcdermid @Beathhigh @RozWatkins Well this is pretty damn cool! Thanks, Elspeth, for including A Rising Man.

[Elspeth Latimer @ElspethLatimer]

Loving prep for my seminar on Writing Crime Series for Creative Writing MA in Crime Fiction @uniofeastanglia @uealdc
Slide 1 has my favourite series incl. @ameranwar @AnnCleeves @oliharris808 @VaseemKhanUK @KathKov1 @atticalocke @valmcdermid @radiomukhers @Beathhigh @RozWatkins

[Elspeth Latimer @ElspethLatimer]

@hesutton @NorwichStones @ManchesterUP Fantastic! What a brilliant resource for crime writers!

[Elspeth Latimer @ElspethLatimer]

@IanNettletonUK Very much so! 😀

[Elspeth Latimer @ElspethLatimer]

Fantastic interview with BNA 2023 winner @IanNettletonUK, I loved learning about the inspiration behind his novel Out of Nowhere and the importance of setting/atmosphere, and also hearing how much it means to him when readers connect with his writing and the world he’s created!

[Bath Novel Awards @BathNovelAward]

“This has completely turned things around.” Interview with @IanNettletonUK on winning the Bath Novel Award 2023
https://t.co/NuN0ibHnGm