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The Cassillis Killings – a short story
I recently took up a challenge. The rules were set by the Scottish Chapter of the Crime Writers' Association. The prompt: "A yellow car...

N. J. Edmunds
Jan 16, 202412 min read
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TWO POSTS IN QUICK SUCCESSION
I was going to post another SHORT STORY a few weeks ago, but events overtook me. Little things like Christmas, New Year, and – biggest of...

N. J. Edmunds
Jan 16, 20247 min read
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FACE TO FACE – another short story published in iScot Magazine
Issue 88 of iScot is out and includes another one of my short stories. Face to Face is a futuristic imagination of what could happen to...

N. J. Edmunds
Nov 27, 202310 min read
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How good was Bloody Scotland 2023 ? ! !
Family commitments limited me to three events at this year's Bloody Scotland, and I chose well. First up was an hour listening to Denise...

N. J. Edmunds
Sep 18, 20232 min read
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iScot Magazine has printed one of my stories
I was surprised and proud this morning to open my copy of IScot Magazine this morning when it dropped on the doormat. My short story...

N. J. Edmunds
Aug 25, 20238 min read
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The sequel to Miles Away - any beta readers interested in helping?
I have completed a draft manuscript for the sequel to Miles Away, which I hope will be published next year. It would be very helpful to...

N. J. Edmunds
Aug 15, 20231 min read
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RENDERED INCAPABLE by A B Morgan — a review
Rendered Incapable by A B Morgan Meat really is Murder when the Quirks investigate a Manx Mystery. Rendered Incapable is the fourth...

N. J. Edmunds
Jun 6, 20232 min read
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My First Podcast was a Blast
I was asked by Hobeck Books to give an interview recently for their fun and engaging podcast series, The Hobeck Book Show. Hobeck Books...

N. J. Edmunds
Apr 12, 20231 min read
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Read Alex Gray's latest novel, Questions For a Dead Man
I was delighted to be asked to interview Alex Gray, million-selling author of the DSI William Lorimer series, to mark the recent release...

N. J. Edmunds
Apr 6, 20231 min read
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BOOK SIGNING - Waterstones, Stirling, 11th March at 2pm
As the poster says, treat yourself to a copy of Scotland's finest crime! Come along on 11th March at 2pm, and chat about Miles Away, the...

N. J. Edmunds
Feb 21, 20231 min read
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Crime Writers' Association
As a traditionally published author, I have become eligible to join the Crime Writers' Association (CWA). The CWA was founded in 1953...

N. J. Edmunds
Jan 19, 20231 min read
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The Next Instalment
I recently uploaded Part 1 of a Q & A session I put together for my online writers' support group - Start Writing Fiction Creative...

N. J. Edmunds
Jan 3, 20231 min read
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The Writing Process
I have often been asked how I came to write Miles Away, where the story came from, and the processes I went through in putting it...

N. J. Edmunds
Dec 20, 20221 min read
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The Run-up to Christmas
It was just a thought. In case you were stuck for an appropriate Christmas present for your friend, mum, dad, or whoever.......the...

N. J. Edmunds
Nov 17, 20221 min read
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My three minutes of fame...
The great people at Bloody Scotland have sent me a video clip of my Crime in the Spotlight slot at the recent festival. I thought I'd...

N. J. Edmunds
Oct 7, 20221 min read
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On Cloud 8 -- time for a sequel
A chance to win a signed copy of Miles Away - read on! As I return to earth after the excitement of Bloody Scotland my mind has turned...

N. J. Edmunds
Sep 24, 20222 min read
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Bloody Scotland 2022
Bloody Scotland - Scotland's International Crime Writing Festival - has started. On Thursday 15th there was a torchlight procession,...

N. J. Edmunds
Sep 17, 20221 min read
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Cliff-hanging action in 1920s Calcutta
A review of The Shadows of Men by Abir Mukherjee I've just finished this book, the fifth in the Wyndham and Banerjee series but the first...

N. J. Edmunds
Sep 10, 20221 min read
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Rules of the house
I'd only add one thing for a perfect holiday: no politics

N. J. Edmunds
Sep 5, 20221 min read
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Inspiring?
I could stare at this picture for hours.

N. J. Edmunds
Sep 4, 20221 min read
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