Belinda Jeffrey

Big River Little Fish (still not exactly sure what to call this) is finished. Eidited, edited and edited. Sent off to my publisher. Phew. Came in at around 57000 words. What I love about finishing a book is the feeling that I have something whole – and almost complete – to work with. There are no more blank pages, no more fear of not knowing what happens next. It’s the time to be methodical and detective-like, hunting through the chapters, scenes, sentences and words for cracks and holes. I feel great about how the story came together and can’t wait for comments and suggestions to come back. Because the editing has only just begun…

I came across this article the other day, while researching my adult novel. A man caught a shark in 1935 and put it on display in a public swimming bath. The shark doesn’t look so well and eventually vomits up a human arm. The arm has a tattoo of a boxer which is used to identify the man. The man, an amateur boxer, is linked to the criminal underworld. I think this will make it into my story. One of my characters will know the killer for sure.

read a full article about it here.