by SB_2021_Hunter | Aug 13, 2021 | On Writing
When I sat down to start The Chemistry of Death, my first novel to feature British forensic anthropologist David Hunter, it wasn’t with the intention of writing a series. Back then my main concern was writing a good, scary thriller that people would enjoy, and that...
by SB_2021_Hunter | Aug 13, 2021 | On Writing
When Written in Bone, the second novel to feature forensic anthropologist David Hunter, was published, a reader got in touch to ask if I could give him the co-ordinates for Runa, the Hebridean island where the book was set. He was frustrated because he’d been...
by SB_2021_Hunter | Aug 13, 2021 | On Writing
There’s a phrase many writers will have heard at some point in their careers: ‘Write the same again, but different.’ The first time I heard it I can’t say I was impressed. It was only when I thought about it as a reader that I began to see the sense behind it. When we...
by SB_2021_Hunter | Aug 13, 2021 | General
The traditional advice for aspiring novelists is to write about what you know. For most of my career I’ve done pretty much the opposite. I make my living writing novels about a forensic anthropologist – someone who can glean information from decomposition and the...
by SB_2021_Hunter | Aug 13, 2021 | Hunter
Writing a series with a returning character is a little like having a permanent houseguest. Even though they’re not physically in the room with you, you’re always aware of their presence. They’re likely to join you unannounced at the dinner table, disturb your sleep...
