SDW Hamilton
@sdwhamilton.bsky.social
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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This was originally for a mystery fiction competition for works of 4,000 words or less/
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September 15, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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/
substack.com/home/post/p-...
This was originally for a mystery fiction competition for works of 4,000 words or less/
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Writing Into the Gaps
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Writing Into the Gaps
Unsolved truths, imagined answers.
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July 8, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Writing Into the Gaps
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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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July 6, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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.
sdwhamilton.substack.com
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
June 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM
ARCs of my newest book, He Calls By Night, are now available to download from Booksirens
Book announcement!
SOME STORIES STAY BURIED. OTHERS WAIT IN THE DARK.
He Calls By Night releases 09/09/25
SOME STORIES STAY BURIED. OTHERS WAIT IN THE DARK.
He Calls By Night releases 09/09/25
June 13, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Book announcement!
SOME STORIES STAY BURIED. OTHERS WAIT IN THE DARK.
He Calls By Night releases 09/09/25
SOME STORIES STAY BURIED. OTHERS WAIT IN THE DARK.
He Calls By Night releases 09/09/25
RIP Val Kilmer. Gay Perry and his version of Doc Holliday are two of my all-time favourites.
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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang: Harry Tosses Perry's Gun
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April 2, 2025 at 7:57 AM
RIP Val Kilmer. Gay Perry and his version of Doc Holliday are two of my all-time favourites.
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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.
Yes, I am aware ignoring them is the best option.
Yes, I am bored.
February 14, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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.
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
- 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
February 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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
- 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:
January 26, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Time to finally give this a go:
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!
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!
December 31, 2024 at 4:35 PM
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!
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:
Me:
December 28, 2024 at 8:06 AM
How have you been spending your Christmas holidays?
Me:
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?
December 27, 2024 at 10:08 AM
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.
December 24, 2024 at 9:54 PM
Merry Christmas. I hope your holiday season is peaceful, happy, and safe.
My bitesize serving of Christmas crime over at Punk Noir Press:
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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…
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December 12, 2024 at 8:26 AM
My bitesize serving of Christmas crime over at Punk Noir Press:
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Gweedore, Donegal
Gaoth Dobhair, Dhún na nGall
Gaoth Dobhair, Dhún na nGall
November 28, 2024 at 2:03 PM
Gweedore, Donegal
Gaoth Dobhair, Dhún na nGall
Gaoth Dobhair, Dhún na nGall
Back in lovely Gweedore, Donegal, and hoping to make a dent in this currently reading / to be read pile
November 25, 2024 at 5:26 PM
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!
November 22, 2024 at 10:52 AM
It's janky, unseasoned, a formatting nightmare, and rougher than a badger's arse, but the first draft of the next book is done!
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.
November 15, 2024 at 11:11 AM
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.
Reposted by SDW Hamilton
To avoid writing, I made a starter pack of crime, thriller and mystery writers. Go follow them all.
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November 13, 2024 at 11:55 PM
To avoid writing, I made a starter pack of crime, thriller and mystery writers. Go follow them all.
go.bsky.app/4aZnMYP
go.bsky.app/4aZnMYP
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Locked room mystery ☑️
Cynical private investigator ☑️
Sassy secretary we love ☑️
True Crime Podcast ☑️
Mysterious and sinister cult ☑️
This Belfast set thriller released today by @sdwhamilton.bsky.social had everything. I loved it, I really hope there will be more
💙📚
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Cynical private investigator ☑️
Sassy secretary we love ☑️
True Crime Podcast ☑️
Mysterious and sinister cult ☑️
This Belfast set thriller released today by @sdwhamilton.bsky.social had everything. I loved it, I really hope there will be more
💙📚
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Annette Jordan’s review of Blood on the Broadcast
Blood on the Broadcast is a fast paced and sharply plotted thriller that had me on the edge of my seat from start to finish, so much so that I devoured it in the space of less than 24 hours despite kn...
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February 2, 2024 at 2:11 PM
Locked room mystery ☑️
Cynical private investigator ☑️
Sassy secretary we love ☑️
True Crime Podcast ☑️
Mysterious and sinister cult ☑️
This Belfast set thriller released today by @sdwhamilton.bsky.social had everything. I loved it, I really hope there will be more
💙📚
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Cynical private investigator ☑️
Sassy secretary we love ☑️
True Crime Podcast ☑️
Mysterious and sinister cult ☑️
This Belfast set thriller released today by @sdwhamilton.bsky.social had everything. I loved it, I really hope there will be more
💙📚
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...