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As well as having a ‘what if’ question that acts as the spark of an idea, there’s another element that’s vital for me in order for the spark to catch light – th

With The Night They Vanished, the first sentences I wrote were from the landing page of The Dark Tourist website, which is an integral part of the book. I asked

In order for my characters to come alive, I need to see them interact with each other, so in my notebooks, I have pages and pages of conversations and mini scen

If you know where a story is going, you have the space to work out where to throw in those vital, nail biting twists and turns, and you can avoid the dreaded sa