John Lawton

Apr 18, 2023 | crimereads.com | John Lawton

Expatriate is a hard term to work with. In Europe it’s almost become an insult. No matter, for my purposes I’ll take it to mean those poor, unfortunate sods who reside in a foreign country or simply end up there exploited by intelligence services of one hue or another — or else they are powerless observers of a tragedy unfolding around them.

Apr 14, 2023 | criminalelement.com | John Lawton |Chanel Cleeton |Thomas Mullen |Doreen Sheridan

John Lawton's historical thriller Moscow Exile comes out next week. Today he's on the site to share some writing advice and to discuss the power of minor characters from one's previous works. (A tip of the hat to Warren Clarke—1947-2014)Picture this: You have finished your novel, and as the euphoria evaporates, the publishers say, “How about a sequel?” By now the euphoria has been sucked into the stratosphere because … you haven’t the faintest idea what to write next.