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Category Archives: death hunters
Chapter 9 Locked Up Part 1 (First Draft)
William Saville was incarcerated in a cell deep below County Hall. It was carved out of the sandstone on which the Hall was built. His cell was roughly six feet wide and four feet across . All the walls had … Continue reading →
Posted in ballad sellers, Coroner's Court, Coroner's Inquest, Crime in Nottingham in the 1800s, crime writer, dead bodies, death hunters, execution broadsides, First book, hanging, Historical crime, Ideas for writer, murder mystery, Murder stories, Nottingham, old newspaper, Writer, Writing, writing ideas, writing process
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Tagged bodies, capital punishment, cold blooded murder, crime, crime novel, crime research, crime writer, crime writing, criminal, first book, getting published, hanging, historical crime, murder mystery, Murder story, Nottingham crime, Nottingham murder, research, writer, Writing
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Chapter 3 Relic Hunters (first draft) Part 2 of 2
Chapter 3 Continued….. The Mayor then cautioned the prisoner in a manner which was so grave and serious a charge warranted that what he might say would be taken down and perhaps produced against him and told him he was … Continue reading →
Posted in Crime in Nottingham in the 1800s, crime writer, Crime Writing, death hunters, First book, first chapter, Historical crime, Ideas for writer, murder mystery, Murder stories, Nottingham, Writer, Writing, writing ideas, writing process
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Tagged bodies, cold blooded murder, crime, crime research, crime writing, criminal, dead body, first novel, historical crime, murder mystery, Murder story, Nottingham crime, Nottingham murder, research, writer, Writing
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Signs of Evil…another weird dream!
Hello again readers. Today I should have been attending a writing course. Sadly the course had to be cancelled. The English lady running the course was unable to attend as she could not arrange house-sitters in time. I will tell … Continue reading →
Posted in dead, dead bodies, death hunters, Dracula, dream, dream state, e-book, Ideas for writer, meaning of dreams, murder mystery, Murder stories, ressurection, Vampire, writing ideas, writing process
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Tagged crime, crime research, dead body, murder mystery, Murder story, Transylvania, Vampires, Writing
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The Next Big Thing Blog Chain
I was hugely surprised but very grateful to Emma McCoy for nominating me for the Next Big Thing Blog Event. Emma has been following my blog from the outset. In turn I have been following her work and progress with interest, not … Continue reading →
Posted in ballad sellers, cemetery, churchyard, Crime in Nottingham in the 1800s, crime writer, Crime Writing, dead bodies, death hunters, e-book, execution broadsides, first novel, graves, gravestones, hanging, Historical crime, Historical Fiction, Ideas for writer, murder mystery, Murder stories, Nottingham, public execution, publishing, synopsis, Uncategorized, writing ideas, writing process
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Tagged bodies, capital punishment, crime novel, crime writing, dead body, first book, hanging, historical crime, murder mystery, Murder story, slaughter, Writing
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Sally Arsenic
Hello again readers. I recently posted a blog about ballad sellers and death hunters, who made their living by selling printed accounts of the life, crimes, trial and execution of murderers . I promised a follow-up blog. Here it is! … Continue reading →
Posted in arsenic, Arsenic Sally, ballad sellers, Crime in Nottingham in the 1800s, crime writer, Crime Writing, dead, dead bodies, death hunters, execution broadsides, first novel, hanging, Historical crime, Historical Fiction, Ideas for writer, murder mystery, Murder stories, Nottingham, poison, poison murder, public execution, Sally Arsenic, Sarah Barber, Writing
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Tagged Arsenic, Arsenic Sally, bodies, capital punishment, crime novel, crime research, crime writing, death sentence, first book, first novel, murder mystery, Murder story, Poisoning, Sally arsenic, Sarah Barber
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Death Hunters, Ballad Sellers and Execution Broadsides….
Hello again Readers. Still busily researching my historical crime novel. Its amazing how research can easily take you away into a wonderful journey back into very very different times. Just recently I stumbled upon some amazing information about people who were variously called … Continue reading →
Posted in ballad sellers, cemetery, churchyard, Crime in Nottingham in the 1800s, crime writer, Crime Writing, death hunters, execution broadsides, first novel, graves, hanging, Historical crime, Historical Fiction, murder mystery, Murder stories, public execution, Uncategorized, Writing, writing process
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