by Andy | 13th Dec 2017 | Bloodhound Books, Covers, The End of Lies, The Note, Writing
From 1985, when I first started writing, right up until 2002 (or thereabouts) I dreamed about getting an agent and getting a publisher. Back then it was really the only way to go if you wanted to be a serious writer. And I did. In 2001 I hit the jackpot and landed a...
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 | 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 | 30th Mar 2017 | Interview, Ledston Luck, Writing
Being interviewed via email is so very easy, and I really enjoy them too! I have time to think about my answers, about how I’d like to come across depending upon the tone of the questions. But in February, BBC Radio Leeds contacted me and asked if I’d like...
by Andy | 29th Nov 2016 | Ledston Luck, Writing
I have a feeling of déjà vu. I’m at the end of a book. I’ve finished the first draft, finished the second draft where I check the story, tighten it up, ditch the stuff that the story doesn’t need, and add bits where it needs reinforcing. I’ve finished the third draft...
