Thu, 17 May 2012 23:28:36 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://writing.ie/component/content/article/80-writing-for-young-adults/328-a-bluffers-guide-to-crime-writing-for-children-by-bob-burke.html <p>&nbsp;<img style="margin-bottom: 10px; float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" src="images/stories/burke.jpg" alt="burke" width="175" height="195" /><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">What was it that we all loved so much about The Famous Five? Writing.ie asked award winning writer Bob Burke to give us some tips on writing crime and mysteries for kids....</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">In theory, a crime novel follows a very simple process: a crime is committed, clues are examined, suspects interviewed and, in a tense dénouement – usually with all the suspects gathered in a drawing room, drinking sherry – the culprit is revealed (by the private detective, policeman, amateur sleuth or those pesky... Writing For Young Adults Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:30:35 +0100