by Andy | 10th May 2013 | Black by Rose, Writing
Everyone should have a Kath. I began Angel666 back in November 2012. I wrote two scenes that had been spinning around inside my head for the better part of a month. One was a cash-machine robbery, and the other was the… Oh dammit, I can’t say. Anyway, once...
by Andy | 5th Apr 2013 | Black by Rose, The Third Rule, Writing
Black by Rose This is the new book, in case you missed that little snippet before. I wrote most of The Third Rule in 2004 and finished it in 2011, so Black by Rose is the first all new one since then. And it was a strange experience. Strange because I’ve always...
by Andy | 20th Feb 2013 | Black by Rose, The Third Rule, Writing
So what’s happening in the wonderful world of writing, Mr Barrett? Ah, well, I’m glad you asked. The answer is: quite a lot. So far this month, I’ve lowered the prices of all six books of The Dead Trilogy and The Third Rule trilogy to 99 pence each....
by Andy | 20th Feb 2013 | Life, Promotion, Writing
I ought to qualify the following by first of all saying how much of a people person I am not. It’s not that I don’t like people, it’s just that I am ‘not good’ with them. ‘Not good’ depends largely upon what kind of person they are I suppose. But I find my simple life...
by Andy | 2nd Jan 2013 | Life, The Third Rule, Writing
In the words of someone famous: “It’s been a funny old year.” This is a gathering of thoughts concerning events that have happened in 2012. A synopsis, if you like. I began the year on a big personal downer – one of the biggest of my life. On the...
by Andy | 18th Dec 2012 | CSI Eddie Collins, Writing
I was asked why I put my characters through hell. Here’s my reply (spoiler). It’s a good question you pose about Eddie, and why I’m so nasty to him all the time. I’ve heard a few people say they dislike Eddie to begin with. And that is music to...
