CRIME WRITING WORKSHOP THREE - Raising the stakes: the five magic ingredients to writing advanced crime fiction
Have you always wanted to try your hand as a crime writer, but struggled to know where to begin? Perhaps you know how your mystery ends, but are struggling to pace your plot? This National Crime Reading Month, unlock your creative ‘cell’ in our historic crime-fighting setting by joining a series of three exclusive creative writing masterclasses led by award-winning crime authors.
Raising the stakes: the five magic ingredients to writing advanced crime fiction
Crime fiction is now the world’s most popular genre, with readers all over the globe. In this fun and informative session led by bestselling crime, mystery and thriller writer, Vaseem Khan, you will discover the magic ingredients that will help make your work stand out. You will learn how to:
- Plan and write a crime series
- Create overarching themes that resonate with readers
- Use unreliable narrators, layers of mystery and conflict
- Raise the stakes: from a gripping opening to the perfect climax
- Submit to agents, what publishers are looking for and how to plan a career in crime
With worked examples from some of the most famous books - and authors - in the genre, and covering everything from Golden Age-style cosy crime to historical mysteries and psychological thrillers, this session is a must for everyone interested in understanding the nuts and bolts of great crime fiction.
Price: £35 if booked individually. To maximise your experience, Bow Street Museum recommends attending all three workshops for the reduced price of £90. All tickets include a glass of prosecco or a soft drink alternative on arrival.
Date & Timings: 17th June at 18:00. Doors open at 17:45 and the workshop lasts approximately 2 hours.
Conditions of entry: this event is recommended for anyone over the age of 16 years.
Vaseem Khan is a former Chair of the UK Crime Writers' Association and the author of Quantum of Menace, featuring Q from the James Bond franchise. He is also the author of two bestselling series set in India, the Malabar House novels set in 1950s Bombay, and the Baby Ganesh Agency novels set in modern Mumbai, now translated into 17 languages. The Girl in Cell A (May 2025) was his first psychological thriller, set in small-town America. He has won numerous awards for his work, including the CWA Historical Dagger.
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Have you always wanted to try your hand as a crime writer, but struggled to know where to begin? Perhaps you know how your mystery ends, but are struggling to pace your plot? This National Crime Reading Month, unlock your creative ‘cell’ in our historic crime-fighting setting by joining a series of three exclusive creative writing masterclasses led by award-winning crime authors.
Raising the stakes: the five magic ingredients to writing advanced crime fiction
Crime fiction is now the world’s most popular genre, with readers all over the globe. In this fun and informative session led by bestselling crime, mystery and thriller writer, Vaseem Khan, you will discover the magic ingredients that will help make your work stand out. You will learn how to:
- Plan and write a crime series
- Create overarching themes that resonate with readers
- Use unreliable narrators, layers of mystery and conflict
- Raise the stakes: from a gripping opening to the perfect climax
- Submit to agents, what publishers are looking for and how to plan a career in crime
With worked examples from some of the most famous books - and authors - in the genre, and covering everything from Golden Age-style cosy crime to historical mysteries and psychological thrillers, this session is a must for everyone interested in understanding the nuts and bolts of great crime fiction.
Price: £35 if booked individually. To maximise your experience, Bow Street Museum recommends attending all three workshops for the reduced price of £90. All tickets include a glass of prosecco or a soft drink alternative on arrival.
Date & Timings: 17th June at 18:00. Doors open at 17:45 and the workshop lasts approximately 2 hours.
Conditions of entry: this event is recommended for anyone over the age of 16 years.
Vaseem Khan is a former Chair of the UK Crime Writers' Association and the author of Quantum of Menace, featuring Q from the James Bond franchise. He is also the author of two bestselling series set in India, the Malabar House novels set in 1950s Bombay, and the Baby Ganesh Agency novels set in modern Mumbai, now translated into 17 languages. The Girl in Cell A (May 2025) was his first psychological thriller, set in small-town America. He has won numerous awards for his work, including the CWA Historical Dagger.
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