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Episode 20 with Caroline Mitchell – best selling crime & thriller writer

“I say ‘how could you not have ideas?’ Look around you.”

Episode 20 – Caroline Mitchell – Show Notes

• Writing a synopsis and the hook before starting to write
• Coffee, music and social media before a day’s writing
• Dark themes, exploring the darker side of human nature and the ripple effects from crime. Nothing is black and white in the police.
• Silent Victim is a story of grooming and a body buried in the backyard
• Keep learning all the time, always push yourself
• Dictation; first draft without touching the keyboard
• Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Mel Sherratt, Angela Marsons
• Combination of her past experiences in the police along with fresh ideas
• Pivoting to reach more readers
• Madeleine’s tip – explorations in dictation

“If the gin comes out I’m not having a good day.”

“Dialogue is lot more natural when you dictate.”

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