Crime novelist Nicola Slade’s talk at the June meeting gave an insight into how she became a writer of historical crime.
Like most writers, Nicola had always heard stories in her head since childhood. She started with writing children’s stories, had moderate success with short stories in magazines such as Woman’s Weekly and People’s Friend.
But it wasn’t until she reached retirement age that her experience of life plus a sense of humour paid dividends in the form of what she described as a historical cosy crime novel with a sense of humour.
More books followed including ‘A Crowded Coffin’ and ‘Death is the Cure’.
Nicola’s talk was an interesting look at a writer’s development.