Blog | RR Haywood

Oct 41 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...

The Undead Season Six Communal Ideas Board

Richard Haywood

Aug 213 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...

June 2024. Season Five Ebooks. Audio Books. New Books. More Books.... Lots of Bookstuff.

Richard Haywood

Jun 184 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 109 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...

Getting A Book Into a Bookstore. An Indie Author's Experience...

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. *...

Should We Fear AI? Or Should We Hope For It?

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...

The Only Rule You'll Need To Know For Creative Writing.

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...

Do something awesome. Feed an Indie author and let us sizzle your brain!

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...

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,...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Dec 25, 20217 min read

2021. Let’s Purge.

Well now. Schnitzel my turkey bratwurst, Rudolph, and pop the top from a can of pop cos it must be the festive yuletide season once more....

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