Best Books of 2015 - Sunday Business Post!

Thank you SUNDAY BUSINESS POST for naming THE GAME CHANGER as the BEST IRISH CRIME NOVEL of 2015......

"Thrilling from the opening pages,The Game Changer examines the suspect nature of contemporary self-help culture and the poisonous potential of personal repression. The best Irish Crime Book this year."  

This Much I Know - Irish Exminer

READ FULL ARTICLE HERE

Fast-paced, at times shocking book - Novelicious on THE GAME CHANGER!

"The story of THE GAME CHANGER kept me guessing right until the end and I did enjoy this fast-paced, at times shocking book very much!" Novelicious.....Read full review HERE

Thank you BBC Radio Ulster....

THANK YOU BBC RADIO ULSTER FOR PICKING THE GAME CHANGER AS ONE OF YOUR RECOMMENDED BOOKS FOR CHRISTMAS!!!

"First choice for Christmas reads is The Game Changer by Louise Phillips, an up and coming star in the world of crime writing.."

Listen to link here, it's about 39 minutes in! 

Taking Risks is a Crime....

So here's me talking about money and risks and other things in the Sunday Times....

http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/ireland/Business/article1638540.ece

Irish Book Awards 2015!

Thanks to everyone who voted for THE GAME CHANGER in the Irish Book Awards. 

It was a terrific night last Wednesday, and the fabulous Jane Casey who has been nominated 5 times, is a very worthy winner of the category. 

And I got a photo with this fall gentleman! 

You can watch ‪#‎BGEIBA‬ highlights on RTÉ One Saturday night from 11.15p.m. 

http://www.rte.ie/tv/programmes/irishbookawards.html

Make Readers Care About Characters....

Great overview of Dublin Book Festival in the Examiner,including my few words of wisdom on crime fiction writing....

'Speaking at the Irish Writers Centre, crime writer Louise Phillips urged her audience to “make readers care about characters by developing strong emotional bios thus creating intimate relationships,” adding “make villains human by giving an interesting backstory.' She also discussed using time factors to help build suspense, “short, sharp punchy sentences to create rhythm,” “bite-size chapters” and even “have characters do something to surprise readers.'

READ FULL ARTICLE HERE

Spring Programme......

There are loads of terrific writing courses as part of the Irish Writers' Centre Spring Programme, but if Crime fiction is your thing....then visit here.... (Limited places)

Praise for Louise Phillips' Crime Fiction course:

'I really loved the course with Louise. She is a great teacher. We covered a huge amount in eight weeks.'

'Louise was an excellent facilitator, full of practical advice and tips. Her track record as a crime writer lent authority to her advice.'

'Can't praise Louise enough!' 

Irish Times - Cill Rialaig Residency 2015

A great piece by fellow crime writer Andrea Carter​ covering our residency in the remote artist retreat at Cill Rialaig on the Wild Atlantic Way. 

Thanks to the Irish Writers Centre​ for the residency, to the beautiful, stark and wilds of the Atlantic, but mostly thanks to fellow artists who became great friends during the residency, Lia Mills​, Catherine Dunne​ Anthony Glavin, Maria McManus, Sean Hardie, and last but not least, Andrea Carter.
The memories will stay with me too! 

You can read the piece HERE 

Ordinary Decent Criminal Writers!

It seems you have to be quite tall to be an Irish Crime Writer these days smile emoticon..At 5 ft 6 inches, I'm the shortest....but I couldn't ask for a greater gang to be hanging out with.....‪#‎SundayIndependent‬