Writers Remedies

Since publishing my first novel, the Shuttered Room some years ago and written three thrillers since, have developed a writing style, not apparent in my earlier work. This has spurred a redraft of my earlier novels. This brings the narrative voice in line with my later novels. Second editions of all my novels are now the result. These second edition thrillers are indicated by the ‘second edition (March 2014)’ notice within the copyright page. Early Success in Writing New Editions of Charles Jay Harwood books The Shuttered Room hit the best selling list in psychological thrillers almost immediately after publishing. But early success is not always a good thing for a writer, if the first novel is looked back upon from the viewpoint of one who has since improved upon writing style. This is not to be confused with editorial issues (spelling, punctuation and grammar) for these have always remained intact. The issues lie with making the words flow, sentences structure and emplo...