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Author Robotham, Michael, 1960-

Title If I tell you-- I'll have to kill you : Australia's leading crime writers reveal their secrets / edited by Michael Robotham
Published Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2013
©2013

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Description 319 pages ; 20 cm
regular print
Contents Introduction : you've been warned / Michael Robotham -- Keep the bodies coming / Shane Maloney -- The three C's / Marele Day -- What else is there to do? / Peter Corris -- I know it's only noir (but I like it) / Lenny Bartulin -- Keeping it real / Liz Porter -- I'm writing a crime novel / Garry Disher -- Ned Kelly diary / Malla Nunn -- Scenes from a life / Kerry Greenwood -- What's the worst thing that can happen? / Geoffrey McGeachin -- Writing gives me wings / Angela Savage -- A stripping feminist private eye / Leigh Redhead -- First find some atmosphere / Barry Maitland -- Beauty and death / Tara Moss -- Take a little time for the country to know you / Adrian Hyland -- Mad, bad and dangerous to know / Leah Giarratano -- The secret formula / Michael Robotham -- The art of suspense / Katherine Howell -- Gitmo here I come / Lindy Cameron -- A writing life / Gabrielle Lord -- The facts, ma'am, nothing but the facts / Lindsay Simpson -- The Ned Kelly Awards / Peter Lawrance
Summary What is the secret to good crime writing? No one better to ask than a group of Australia's leading crime writers. Their conclusions are fascinating, provocative, often surprising, and they are all drawn from the hard school of personal experience. What pieces of advice do the writers have in common? That there is no substitute for hard work! One tells us there is no such thing as writer's block - "just do it" is a common theme. There is a fun part though: research. The writers could not vary more in their research and the way they approach it; from Shane Maloney's near-death experience in a freezer to Leigh Redhead's adventures as a stripper, Barry Maitland's endless walks through the streets of London to Gabrielle Lord's night out at a Gangster and Molls party, the search for ideas and atmosphere is never done and never dull. These writers also read voraciously, and they all give us their five 'must reads' - it's interesting how much they coincide. As do their Rules for Writing. All in all a treasure trove for all fans of crime fiction, be they aspiring writers or simply want to get to know their favourite writers better. Contributors: Kerry Greenwood, Shane Maloney, Peter Corris, Barry Maitland, Garry Disher, Michael Robotham, Gabrielle Lord, Katherine Howell, Liz Porter, Leigh Redhead, Leah Giarratano, Lindy Cameron, Angela Savage, Malla Nunn, Geoffrey Mcgeachin, Lenny Bartulin, Lindsay Simpson, Marele Day, Peter Lawrance, Tara Moss And Adrian Hyland
Analysis Australian
Notes Record machine-generated from publisher information
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Subject Authorship.
Crime writing -- Authorship.
Crime writing.
Detective and mystery stories -- Authorship.
Detective and mystery stories -- Technique.
Detective and mystery stories, Australian -- Authorship.
Detective and mystery stories, Australian -- History and criticism.
Fiction -- Technique.
Novelists, Australian -- 20th century.
Novelists, Australian -- 21st century.
Writing -- Technique.
-- History and criticism
-- Technique
-- 20th century
-- 21st century
Author Robotham, Michael, 1960- editor
ISBN 9781743313480 (paperback)
Other Titles Australia's leading crime writers reveal their secrets
If I tell you-- I will have to kill you