SDW Hamilton

A new short story featuring one of our primary protagonists from the Kincaid Investigations series.

This was originally for a mystery fiction competition for works of 4,000 words or less/

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Betting On Myself One Author's Journey to Indie Publishing

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Writing Into the Gaps Unsolved truths, imagined answers.

Writing Into the Gaps
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S.D.W.’s Substack | S.D.W. Hamilton | Substack My personal Substack. Click to read S.D.W.’s Substack, by S.D.W. Hamilton, a Substack publication. Launched a few seconds ago.

Not satisfied with screaming into the void on Twitter, Threads and Bluesky, I've now created a Substack.

Subscribe for short stories, essays, and general writing grumbles.

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ARCs of my newest book, He Calls By Night, are now available to download from Booksirens

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Book announcement!

SOME STORIES STAY BURIED. OTHERS WAIT IN THE DARK.

He Calls By Night releases 09/09/25

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RIP Val Kilmer. Gay Perry and his version of Doc Holliday are two of my all-time favourites.
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RIP Gene Hackman. One of the greatest.

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Fed up with unsolicited DMs from scammers, so I'm now offering up outlandish reasons why I can't use their services.

Yes, I am aware ignoring them is the best option.

Yes, I am bored.

Beta Readers Wanted!

- 85K Crime & Mystery Story set in Belfast

- Sequel to Blood On The Broadcast

- Looking for honest feedback on plot, pacing, and character motivation

- Previous Beta reading experience preferred, but not essential

Time to finally give this a go:

Many thanks :)

My 2024 as an Author:

Published my first novel

Made it into Kindle Top 500

Published 3 x stories with Punk Noir Press

Published in CrimeBits

Finished the first draft of Book 2

Finished my entry for The Margery Allingham Mystery Competition

Happy New Year to all!

How have you been spending your Christmas holidays?

Me:

Three days of presents, turkey, and festive cheer are done. Now time to unwind and tackle my haul of Christmas books. Any favourites in the pile, and any recommendations where to begin?

Merry Christmas. I hope your holiday season is peaceful, happy, and safe.

You Better Not Cry — a Christmas Crime by S.D.W. Hamilton You Better Not Cry by S.D.W. Hamilton Pine mingled with cinnamon. Red ribbons looped around the banister, and a pile of unopened presents lay beneath the twinkling tree. It would have bee…

My bitesize serving of Christmas crime over at Punk Noir Press:

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Bád Eddie

Gweedore, Donegal
Gaoth Dobhair, Dhún na nGall

Back in lovely Gweedore, Donegal, and hoping to make a dent in this currently reading / to be read pile

It's janky, unseasoned, a formatting nightmare, and rougher than a badger's arse, but the first draft of the next book is done!

Hi Emily, can I request to be added?

Are the images on here or Twitter your own? Always wondered that since I started following. They certainly offer a glimpse into that life rarely seen online.

I added a glossary of some local Norn Iron phrases to the end of my first book. It was intended as a bit of a joke, but it was actually quite well received by readers beyond these shores who got caught out by a few colloquialisms.

The best in the field for me

To avoid writing, I made a starter pack of crime, thriller and mystery writers. Go follow them all.

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Just what I need :)