Speaker: Stephanie Broadribb - Local Author

Steph Broadribb - Crime Thriller Writer

 

Our meeting on 31st August was a "Fifth Wednesday", when partners, family and friends join us for a meal and presentation.  It was a full house.

Our speaker last night was the popular crime thriller writer Stephanie Broadribb, who publishes under the names of Steph Broadribb and Stephanie Marland.  Her books are rated 5 Star on Amazon Kindle and have won awards.  Stephanie's achievements are all the more remarkable because she was dyslexic.

One of Stephanie's publishers provides the following profile:

"Steph Broadribb was born in Birmingham and grew up in Buckinghamshire. Most of her working life has been spent between the UK and USA. As her alter ego – Crime Thriller Girl – she indulges her love of all things crime fiction by blogging at crimethrillergirl.com, where she interviews authors and reviews the latest releases. She is also a member of the crime-themed girl band The Splice Girls. Steph is an alumni of the MA in Creative Writing (Crime Fiction) at City University London, and she trained as a bounty hunter in California, which inspired her Lori Anderson thrillers. She lives in Buckinghamshire surrounded by horses, cows and chickens. Her debut thriller, Deep Down Dead, was shortlisted for the Dead Good Reader Awards in two categories, was a finalist in the ITW Awards, and hit number one on the UK and AU kindle charts. The sequels, Deep Blue Trouble and Deep Dirty Truth soon followed suit. My Little Eye, her first novel under her pseudonym Stephanie Marland, was published by Trapeze Books in April 2018. Follow Steph on Twitter @CrimeThrillGirl and on Facebook facebook.com/CrimeThrillerGirl or visit her website: crimerthrillergirl.com"

 

Stephanie told us inspiration and research for her stories, and the role of agents and publishers.  We also learnt that many writers, including Stephanie, write "part time", also having other professional positions. Stephanie has a background in Personnel/Human Resources, and continues to consult in organisational development and executive coaching.

 

It was a truly enjoyable evening, and a very informative and entertaining talk by Stephanie.