Are you a new writer still in the early days of learning your craft and looking for a bit of expert support? The Handy Hints blogs and longer Features on his website deal with everything from how to develop ideas to getting the dialogue right, finding the right words to describe landscapes to how to correctly gauging the pace of your narrative, dreaming up credible motives for murder to describing how to adapt real-life experiences to play a part in plot development and much more.
If after all that, you feel that you could do with more targeted support, you can hire John for his Editorial Services, including crime writing courses and mentoring.
He can also carry out manuscript assessment and, via his daughter Laura, who has worked for a number of publishing houses, proofing and editing services, all useful for emerging authors preparing to submit their work to publishers and agents who operate in a highly competitive world and will only choose the best.
All of this will help aspiring authors ensure that the manuscript is as good as can be when it is submitted.
A number of writers with whom John and Laura have worked have gone on to secure publishing contracts. Who knows? You could be next!
You can find out more here at www.johndeancrimewriter.co.uk
Manuscript support services
John works with his daughter Laura, a skilled editor and manuscript assessor who has worked on a freelance basis for several publishing companies and individual authors to provide manuscript assessments, editing and proofing.
The work has helped a number of the writers to secure their first publishing contracts.
Should you be interested in finding out more, then feel free to drop John a line and he and Laura can discuss your needs. John can be contacted at deangriss@btinternet.com or by ringing 07889 554931.
Online course
Crime novelist and creative writing tutor John Dean, who is based in Dumfries and Galloway, runs an online Crime Fiction Course.
John, author of 26 crime novels and published by London-based The Book Folks, a Joffe Books company, is the creator of DCI John Blizzard and DCI Jack Harris.
The online course, which runs in eight parts and can begin at a time and date to suit the student, will help writers to improve their technique and improve their chances of being successful, either in competitions or admissions to publishers.
When they enroll, students will be offered ongoing one-to-one feedback on their work, be it short stories or novels.
John, who is a member of the UK-based Crime Writers’ Association, said: “Writing can be a lonely pastime and my aim is to help aspiring writers to improve their technique and improve their chances of being successful in a very competitive market.
“Crime fiction remains hugely popular and, hopefully, I can help aspiring writers to develop their ideas, and because it is online it does not matter where they live.
“In recent years, I have worked with writers from everywhere from Croatia to Australia and New Zealand.”
There is no official certificate of qualification at the end of the course, which will be led by John.
The course costs £75. For further details you can contact John at deangriss@btinternet.com
Mentoring
Your chance to Work 1 on 1 with a Published Writer – Learn Creative Writing with practical advice
and motivation to write for pleasure or profit
Writing can be a lonely pastime so this is an online mentoring service which allows you to gain feedback on your work and discuss issues of concern in your writing with published writer John Dean, author of 25 crime novels.
The aim is to help aspiring writers to improve their technique and improve their chances of being successful, either in competitions or admissions to book and magazine publishers.
If you decide to take part, you’ll be offered mentoring based on your work or a themed course.
There is no official certificate of qualification at the end of the course but you will have gained immeasurably as a writer.
Enrol now for mentoring, for £150, which covers the entire year during which time you will have excellent access to your mentor.
Key features
• Personal attention
• Exercises and practical work if required
• Discussions by email
• Because the mentoring is on line, you can do the work at time and pace that suits you
To find out more, contact John at deangriss@btinternet.com
John Dean - Crime Writer 