02 Apr Peter Sarda’s ‘Hamburg Noir’ Series Taken Up by Waterstones and Foyles
When it came to stocking his novels, author Peter Sarda didn't take 'no' for an answer from Waterstones Piccadilly, London....
26 Feb Dea Congratulates Dagger Author Anna Caig on Publication Debut
I had a fantastic evening last night at the Derbyshire launch party of 'The Wise Witch of Orkney' by the delightful Anna Caig....
09 Jan Problem-Solving: ‘It’s Not Singing off the Page’
It can be tricky when you’ve worked hard on a piece of writing but it still comes over as flat. ...
07 Jul Fiction Feedback Announces Winner of the Emerging Author Dagger at Awards
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Many congratulations to Joe Eurell, author of ASHLAND, the unpublished crime novel which has won the 2025 CWA Emerging Author Dagger, sponsored by Fiction Feedback....
05 Mar Fashion in Fiction Writing
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Over recent weeks I’ve been editing several crime novels from new fiction writers and the comment I’m making most is: this style of writing would have been fine some decades ago, but not now. It’s not the fashion and publishers don’t like it. If anyone had told me before I started in the industry that an ephemeral, essentially unimportant thing like fashion could dictate how a piece of writing was judged, I would have scoffed in disbelief quickly turning to outrage. Fashion is that important in writing style? Really? Yes, I’m afraid so, as I’ve come to learn and as I now...
11 Feb Writing a Winning Synopsis
What’s the point of a synopsis? Why do agents, publishers and competitions ask for one?...
11 Nov Exciting thrillers by Elliot Sweeney, published by Headline
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We're very proud to have supplied Elliot Sweeney with critiques and copy-editing support before his debut novel went on submission to agents. ...
11 Nov Police memoirs with humour
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Pushing Doors Marked Pull is a delightful memoir from PC Jim Graham and we were pleased to critique it! ...
10 Nov Fiction Feedback Sponsors CWA’s Emerging Author Dagger
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In November 2024, we were delighted to announce that we'll be sponsoring the Crime Writers' Association Emerging Author Dagger - formerly known as the Debut Dagger. Dea Parkin, founder of Fiction Feedback and Editor-in-chief, has long been involved with the Dagger in her capacity as first Secretary, then General Coordinator, and now Competitions Coordinator at the CWA, so the opportunity for sponsorship was not to be missed. Dea says: ‘The CWA and the wonderful crime writers they support have helped me to pursue the career of my dreams: editing fiction and helping talented writers get published. It’s an honour to give something...
18 Feb Crusades Adventure with Queen Berengaria
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Congratulations to our long-time author Austin Hernon who has had An Empire Lost, the third and final novel in his series about Berengaria of Navarre, Queen of England published by Sapere Books....