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1. Crime authors work incredibly hard:<\/strong>
\nAt every panel, I am astounded by their dedication and productivity. When someone says their 21st novel is out next month, you have to be impressed. Where do these people find the time and dedication? To be an author, you need to be committed – literally!<\/p>\n

2. Everything has gone noir:<\/strong>
\nGenres can be invented. The wonderful Julia Crouch (if you haven\u2019t read Cuckoo<\/a><\/strong>, please do. You won\u2019t be inviting any old school friends to stay ever again) invented the term \u2018Domestic Noir\u2019. There\u2019s plenty of talk in the sessions about many different noirs. Ann Cleeves likes Village Noir. Someone from Hull at the back of the room thinks Erotic Noir might be worth a go. You know who you are.<\/p>\n

3. Sitting next to crime writing heroes:
\n<\/strong>CrimeFest is the place to bump into your favourites. Someone who wrote a book you invested a week of your life reading sits right next to you. We all have our favourites. \u2018Into the Darkest Corner<\/a><\/strong>\u2019 by Elizabeth Haynes introduced me to psychological thrillers and it\u2019s still the best for me. How cool to say hello to her? Psychological thriller? Psychological suspense? Perhaps Obsession Noir.
\nTalking of Obsession<\/a><\/strong>, there\u2019s another one. A brand new author not even on a panel and already racing up the charts as a best seller – Amanda Robson. I said hello to her too.
\nThen there\u2019s Emma Kavanagh whose book \u2018The Missing Hours<\/a><\/strong>\u2019 I read after last year\u2019s CrimeFest and loved it. Then suddenly she\u2019s sitting next to me.
\nI love CrimeFest for that. It turns out your heroes are actually just normal people. Well, as normal as we all are. They just work harder.<\/p>\n

4. Crime authors are born with two livers:
\n<\/strong>I\u2019ve learned their secret. Crime authors are born to it. It\u2019s something they just have to do, and they have to write stories. They don\u2019t have a choice, and that\u2019s because they have two livers. It\u2019s the only way they can possibly survive CrimeFest to the last day.<\/p>\n

5. Crime authors are patient:
\n<\/strong>Rome was built more quickly. One novel, two novels, three novels in. Keep going. It\u2019s relentless. Build the back catalogue. Write a dozen novels before even one sees the light of day. Never give up.<\/p>\n

6. CrimeFest inspires crime ideas:
\n<\/strong>Listening to panels can fill your notebook with ideas for plots. Is that plagiarism? Could anyone prove it? A mashup of ideas that can last a year.<\/p>\n

7. Fill your bag with crime books for the year:
\n<\/strong>Or in my case a Kindle. Thanks CrimeFest. This year\u2019s reading list is now full. See you next time.<\/p>\n

Of course, saving the best for last is my new novel Held to Ransom<\/a><\/strong><\/span>. Take a look, there\u2019s more to come from Emma Hawkins. If I work harder!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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