A Peek Through the Window of a New Publishing House

Rebecca Collins and Adrian Hobart have combined their talents and experiences to set up Hobeck Books. Here's what they say about embarking on an exciting new adventure. When was Hobeck Books established and what inspired you to form your own publishing house? Hobeck was established at the end of 2019, but the idea had been with…

Have you heard of Jericho Writers?

I recently discovered this rich source of materials for would-be and published writers and now have a year’s membership. I first encountered Harry Bingham on the internet where he offered free advice on YouTube to writers. Being new to writing I was keen to learn the craft and consumed any information available to me.  When…

Notorious Female Murderer

Described as a ‘squat’ woman, who only spoke broken English, Ottilie Klimek came to the United States as an infant. Her family settled in Chicago, in a Polish community, where she continued to live when she became an adult. Tillie was married to her first husband, John Mitkiewicz, for 29 years, before his death in…

How well can we ever know someone?

  Dying to See You – or am I? When people ask what inspired my book, Dying to See You, I tell them a piece of paper. The usual response is, ‘Eh?’ but then I explain. Picture the scene. I’m in my office looking down at that piece of paper which is the sort of…

Women in Crime Fiction

Crime fiction became popular in an era when a woman’s place was believed to be in the home. As the genre grew so did the voice of women, when they were given the right to vote, and society began to accept their intelligence as well as their caregiving role. As the changes continued many writers…