by Andy | 15th Nov 2017 | Covers, Life, The End of Lies, Writing
Also known as Operation Shitmepants. Over this last week or two, so many people have asked, “What’s it like?” They’re wondering what publishing a book is like, not whatever it was you were thinking. Go wash your mind out with soap and water. The day of publication...
by Andy | 30th Jul 2017 | Bloodhound Books, CSI Eddie Collins, Writing
A lot has happened since May, and what follows is a resume of those two months. The latest CSI Eddie Collins novel, provisionally entitled The Death of Jessica Ripley continues to gather dust on the shelf here in the Writing Pad. I began it in March and blitzed...
by Andy | 26th May 2017 | CSI Eddie Collins, Newsletter, The Note
I have some good news to share. In celebration of The Note being in the Hot New Release chart – right now it’s #5 in the United States, and here in the UK, it’s sandwiched between Ragnar Jonasson and Val McDermid – I’m dropping the price...
by Andy | 18th May 2017 | Fun, Newsletter, Police, Price Drops, The Note
We got drenched at Whitby yesterday, but it didn’t stop us building sandcastles on the deserted beach. Today is beautiful though so I envisage a squelch through the mud in our local woodland. I have a few items of news for you today that might make for a great weekend...
by Andy | 1st May 2017 | The Note, Writing
Coming soon, The Note. “Sarcasm and black humour, action aplenty, this is a winner.” I can’t begin to tell you how much I enjoyed writing CSI Eddie Collins’ new short story. Well, actually I can, and so I shall. I wrote The Lift in 2015 and got...
by Andy | 17th Apr 2017 | The Lift, The Note
There’s a rumour going round that a new CSI Eddie Collins story is about to break free. I can confirm that rumour is true! It’s called The Note. It’s not a full length novel, it only weighs in at a shade under 13k words, which is about 65 pages or so. But, like The...