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Richard Haywood
Jan 23 min read
Ten Reasons Why You Should Write a Book in 2025
If you’ve ever toyed with the idea of writing a book but talked yourself out of it—too busy, too scared, too unqualified—then 2025 might...
Richard Haywood
Oct 4, 20241 min read
Win The First Signed Copy Of GASLIT!
Well hello you scrumdellyicious reader of wordages, and might I say what a refined and exquisite taste in books you have. Anywho! If you...
Richard Haywood
Aug 21, 20243 min read
The Undead Season Six Communal Ideas Board
Dearest Undeaders! Since the very first readers way back in 2012, The Undead has always been highly influenced by the collective input of...
Richard Haywood
Jun 18, 20244 min read
June 2024. Season Five Ebooks. Audio Books. New Books. More Books.... Lots of Bookstuff.
Hello, I wanted to pop an update onto my site about some awesome news I had a few days ago. Posting on social media just doesn’t reach...
Richard Haywood
May 10, 20249 min read
Missing Chapter 6 from The Undead 29
Things wouldn't be interesting if they didn't go wrong once in a while! The first Kindle release of The Undead 29 was missing a chapter....
Richard Haywood
Jun 18, 20239 min read
The Rat Man Of Old Ryde Town
The Rat Man Of Old Ryde Town I’ve been preparing an article on How The Police Became Broken. You know, cos I was a rozzer for many heaps...
Richard Haywood
Jun 11, 20238 min read
Getting A Book Into a Bookstore. An Indie Author's Experience...
I had a somewhat strange experience recently, and I wanted to share it for an understanding of what it’s like being an indie author. *...
Richard Haywood
Jun 4, 20238 min read
Should We Fear AI? Or Should We Hope For It?
If you’ve read my (ahem, bestselling) novel Delio Phase One (if you haven’t then go read it) or perhaps seen the movie Ex-Machina (one of...
Richard Haywood
May 28, 202329 min read
The Dream. An Undead Short Story.
The Dream. An Undead Short Story. Dear reader, This was originally a deleted scene from The Undead 24, but for whatever reason, I decided...
Richard Haywood
Apr 20, 20233 min read
The Only Rule You'll Need To Know For Creative Writing.
The only rule you will ever need to know about creative writing… Is. That. There. Are. No Rules. “We’re not sure about Ben and the whole...
Richard Haywood
Mar 2, 20231 min read
The Amazon Links To Buy DELIO
It can take up to 72 hours for the search terms for a new book to become usable on Amazon search pages. Typing in DELIO PHASE ONE might...
Richard Haywood
Feb 28, 20239 min read
The Loss of Humour…. The Delio Curse
I wrote a blog article yesterday about how I decided to take the weekend off. I explained that I had been doing research into The Undead...
Richard Haywood
Feb 27, 20235 min read
Do something awesome. Feed an Indie author and let us sizzle your brain!
Saturday morning. I’d spent the last week glued to my desk gearing up for the launch of DELIO. I really needed a day off the computer and...
Richard Haywood
Sep 25, 20228 min read
When The Thin Blue Line Breaks….
I want to talk about mental health, and specifically about cops that have to leave their careers early – and just how f*cking awful it is...
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Aug 27, 20224 min read
What It’s Like When A New Story Grips A Writer…
It’s an amazing feeling being a writer. It’s like we have portals in our head that give access to incredible places. The other day,...
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Aug 23, 20226 min read
Monday. Urgh. Yeah.
Monday 22nd August Yesterday was Monday. And it started off so well. I was up early and out with the dogs then back home for breakfast,...
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Aug 21, 20227 min read
Sunday’s used to be sh*tty. Now they’re okay…
Sunday 21st August Sunday. The day of rest. It always used to be, didn’t it? I don’t think it really works like that anymore. Maybe to...
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Aug 5, 20225 min read
I’m Now A Fugitive On The Run… and Richard Is Hard To Spell
That’s it. I’m done. I’m turning to a life of crime. I’m already a fugitive on the run. Wearing disguises and using fake names until I...
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Aug 1, 20223 min read
Another Thing I Saw In London
Like I said in my other blog (click here) I go to London quite a lot, and when I do I like to get out on the ground and see real life in...
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Aug 1, 20227 min read
What I Saw On My Trip To London (July 2022)
I go to London regularly for meetings and other general loafing about. During one of those trips a while back, I ended up with a few...
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