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DOING TIME FOR THE WRITE CRIME

Crime, whether true life or fictionalised, is big business and is one of the most popular genres. Readers cannot get enough of murder, intrigue and a good old whodunnit. So this month it’s time for your writing group to think about the criminal world.

Choose a real-life crime that has happened in any time period. Write down what you remember from news reports or books or know about that crime – the people involved, the nature of the crime,

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