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Blog postLife is starting to look different. In-person events have started again. At the start of the pandemic, I knew that it was not till it was over that I would be able to really examine everything it has put us through. And since it is not over, I’m still in that limbo. I suspect we all are.
And yet it is a welcome change to be able to meet with writer friends again and share our work. That has been what I missed the most.
There have been a couple of launches for Alternative -
Blog postLife is starting to look different. In-person events have started again. At the start of the pandemic, I knew that it was not till it was over that I would be able to really examine everything it has put us through. And since it is not over, I’m still in that limbo. I suspect we all are.
And yet it is a welcome change to be able to meet with writer friends again and share our work. That has been what I missed the most.
There have been a couple of launches for Alternative -
Blog postIt’s been a while since I posted on the blog, hence the huge update. Firstly, a change of time for Crime Scene. You can now hear the show on Tuesdays between 7-8pm, hosted by local crime writer James Murphy. Each week I review crime TV: series and true crime documentaries across various channels. So do join us at the new time by tuning into Belfast247.
Speaking of local crime writers! I am delighted to have a story in the wonderful ALTERNATIVE ULSTER NOIR anthology, edited by WIT -
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Blog postIt’s been a while since I posted on the blog, hence the huge update. Firstly, a change of time for Crime Scene. You can now hear the show on Tuesdays between 7-8pm, hosted by local crime writer James Murphy. Each week I review crime TV: series and true crime documentaries across various channels. So do join us at the new time by tuning into Belfast247.
Speaking of local crime writers! I am delighted to have a story in the wonderful ALTERNATIVE ULSTER NOIR anthology, edited by WIT -
Blog postAs an author I wear a few hats. In my short stories I write what people would call ‘literary fiction’, I write poetry, and I am also a ‘genre’ writer of a female-led detective series. My debut novel, The Bones of It, could have equally sat on a literary or crime shelf. In the end it was marketed as crime, which some reviewers thought stopped the book from reaching its true potential. I’m torn on that idea, but what I do know is that Ireland has a lot of love for that which is literary. <
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Blog postAs an author I wear a few hats. In my short stories I write what people would call ‘literary fiction’, I write poetry, and I am also a ‘genre’ writer of a female-led detective series. My debut novel, The Bones of It, could have equally sat on a literary or crime shelf. In the end it was marketed as crime, which some reviewers thought stopped the book from reaching its true potential. I’m torn on that idea, but what I do know is that Ireland has a lot of love for that which is literary. <
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Blog postIn late May I was thrilled to be included in Lorraine Berry’s fantastic article in the LA Times highlighting Belfast Noir stateside. You can read the article here.
For the last few weeks I have had a slot on James Murphy’s Crime Scene radio show on the new station, Belfast247. It is a fab show with lots of great music, fun features, writing tips from Sam Blake and book reviews from Deborah Small. I am the resident true crime buff, giving crime TV and true crime documentary recommendat -
Blog postIn late May I was thrilled to be included in Lorraine Berry’s fantastic article in the LA Times highlighting Belfast Noir stateside. You can read the article here.
For the last few weeks I have had a slot on James Murphy’s Crime Scene radio show on the new station, Belfast247. It is a fab show with lots of great music, fun features, writing tips from Sam Blake and book reviews from Deborah Small. I am the resident true crime buff, giving crime TV and true crime documentary recommendat -
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Blog postIn my late-twenties, as a carer and parent to three young children, I began setting myself physical challenges for two reasons. 1. To get out of the house. 2. For my own headspace.
I abseiled, ran a half-marathon and climbed a couple of mountains. Lately I completed a project about mountains, so I have been thinking about this a lot, and obviously the awful fire at Slieve Donard has made me recall my climb.
Even though all these challenges pushed me out of my comfort zone, esp -
Blog postIn my late-twenties, as a carer and parent to three young children, I began setting myself physical challenges for two reasons. 1. To get out of the house. 2. For my own headspace.
I abseiled, ran a half-marathon and climbed a couple of mountains. Lately I completed a project about mountains, so I have been thinking about this a lot, and obviously the awful fire at Slieve Donard has made me recall my climb.
Even though all these challenges pushed me out of my comfort zone, esp -
Blog postI am delighted to have a guest with me today.
Ellie Rose McKee’s debut novel Full Term is out today, and to coincide Ellie kindly allowed me to ask her a few questions about the book, and her writing in general.
Hi, Ellie. First of all, congratulations on your new book. I was wondering when and why you started writing.
I remember working on short pieces––stories, poems, or the generic ‘write a page about your holiday’ type stuff––for primary school, and really enjoying -
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Blog postI am delighted to have a guest with me today.
Ellie Rose McKee’s debut novel Full Term is out today, and to coincide Ellie kindly allowed me to ask her a few questions about the book, and her writing in general.
Hi, Ellie. First of all, congratulations on your new book. I was wondering when and why you started writing.
I remember working on short pieces––stories, poems, or the generic ‘write a page about your holiday’ type stuff––for primary school, and really enjoying -
Blog postYay! This year there is no need to rush to Tesco to buy a book-related costume. (Not for me, of course.) It is about simply enjoying books and sharing our love for the written word.
On that note, I have lots of love to share …
Sharon Dempsey’s Who Took Eden Mulligan? is out now. It is a fantastic read. If you enjoy crime fiction set in NI, then this one is for you.
Hear Sharon talk about the book here, on my YouTube channel.
I was really delighted that Sharon w -
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Blog postYay! This year there is no need to rush to Tesco to buy a book-related costume. (Not for me, of course.) It is about simply enjoying books and sharing our love for the written word.
On that note, I have lots of love to share …
Sharon Dempsey’s Who Took Eden Mulligan? is out now. It is a fantastic read. If you enjoy crime fiction set in NI, then this one is for you.
Hear Sharon talk about the book here, on my YouTube channel.
I was really delighted that Sharon w -
Blog postRabbit, rabbit, it’s the start of Feb.
We got through January and I am feeling a lot more positive than I was back in my December blog, although people who have recently lost loved ones are never far from my thoughts.
Obviously, we are in another lockdown but despite everything I had a lovely Christmas and am refusing to take my lights down. I argue that they are not typically Christmassy, but more neon. They’re staying up!
Like in the other lockdowns/circuit bre -
Blog postRabbit, rabbit, it’s the start of Feb.
We got through January and I am feeling a lot more positive than I was back in my December blog, although people who have recently lost loved ones are never far from my thoughts.
Obviously, we are in another lockdown but despite everything I had a lovely Christmas and am refusing to take my lights down. I argue that they are not typically Christmassy, but more neon. They’re staying up!
Like in the other lockdowns/circuit bre -
Blog postWarning: this blog post is negative as hell.
This year has been exhausting. Take now for instance, I am writing this blog post half to keep myself awake. I keep nodding off and that’s not like me, and not a good idea since I am looking after kids and trying to keep them ‘entertained’ so my other half can do his work Zooms.
(Insert eye roll here.)
Who would have thought this time last year that this is how we would be living? I could cringe when I look back at my hopefu -
Blog postWarning: this blog post is negative as hell.
This year has been exhausting. Take now for instance, I am writing this blog post half to keep myself awake. I keep nodding off and that’s not like me, and not a good idea since I am looking after kids and trying to keep them ‘entertained’ so my other half can do his work Zooms.
(Insert eye roll here.)
Who would have thought this time last year that this is how we would be living? I could cringe when I look back at my hopefu -
Blog postHow hard is it to name a book?
Sometimes the title comes at the start of the project and sometimes it is the very last thing to show itself.
Now Problems with Girls, DI Sloane book 2, has arrived I am starting to write book 4, and thinking about titles again.
Book 3 (coming autumn 2021) had a title that was all wrong, so this week I spent some time trying on new ones. In the end I found the perfect name in my ‘snippets’ Word document where I store random words, phrases -
Blog postHow hard is it to name a book?
Sometimes the title comes at the start of the project and sometimes it is the very last thing to show itself.
Now Problems with Girls, DI Sloane book 2, has arrived I am starting to write book 4, and thinking about titles again.
Book 3 (coming autumn 2021) had a title that was all wrong, so this week I spent some time trying on new ones. In the end I found the perfect name in my ‘snippets’ Word document where I store random words, phrases
Titles By Kelly Creighton
Souls Wax Fair: an original, unputdownable, contemporary literary thriller set in South Dakota
May 6, 2022
$5.21
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The Bones of It: The chilling and compulsive psychological thriller from Northern Ireland
May 26, 2019
$6.78
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$4.99
Problems with Girls: DI Sloane 2. The compelling second book in the acclaimed Belfast-based detective series.
Nov 20, 2020
$5.23
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The Town Red: DI Sloane 3. The thrilling third book in the Belfast-based detective series.
Oct 29, 2021
$5.23
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