Last week, in a rare moment of total clarity, I finally understood what my life's purpose was. I finally knew the reason I was put on this earth. It was to create a mash-up between the much-loved long-running Scottish comic strip, The Broons, and our own Bob and Berta...
Having received several hundred emails over the past few years asking for advice on how to write and/or publish a book, I've finally packaged up everything I learned when starting as an indie author into a step-by-step self-publishing course. Bookstrapping is based on...
DI Heather Filson returns in her second solo outing from bestselling Scottish crime fiction author, JD Kirk.
You may well not know this, but Alex Smith (author of the brilliant DCI Kett series) and I have written a few movie screenplays together, which are at various stages of development. We're also - God help us - working on an idea with DCI Grimm author, David J. Gatward....
DetailsJoin author, JD Kirk, as he discusses his career to date as part of the festival.When & WhereSeptember 14, 2023 (4:00 pm) - September 14, 2023 (5:00 pm)Carnegie Lodge Hotel, Tain
DetailsJD Kirk is the pen name of multi-award-winning author, screenwriter, and writer of comics, Barry Hutchison. Born and raised in Fort William in the Highlands of Scotland, Barry/JD wanted to be a writer from the age of nine, when a kindly librarian wrote his name...
DetailsWaterstones Newton Mearns are excited to host 'An Evening with J D Kirk' on Tuesday the 18th of July from 7pm-8pm in the Primavera Bistro. Join us as JD discusses the latest DCI Logan novel to be published 'In Service of Death' and ask any burning questions you...
DetailsJD Kirk and Johnny Shaw - the Bute Noir festival presents two natural storytellers. Scotland's JD Kirk has sold over two million copies of his Jack Logan series, and his new book is the explosive In Service of Death. Award-winning American novelist Johnny...
DetailsThe land of Rebus, Laidlaw and Taggart continues to produce some of the finest fictional police characters between the covers of a book. Marion Todd’s A Blind Eye, the latest investigation for DI Claire Mackay kicks off in explosive style with a solicitor found...
While working on The One That Got Away, the first DI Heather Filson novel, my daughter and I put together a short trailer for the true crime podcast that gets mentioned in the book, Crime De La Crime. It doesn't contain any spoilers for the book itself, so you can...
JD Kirk reviews No More Games, the new book by Scottish crime fiction author, Gordon J. Brown. Find out what he thought.
Scottish crime fiction author, JD Kirk, takes a look back at the book he has been reading over the past month, and asks for your reading recommendations.
DetailsGoing Indie: In Conversation with Self-publishing Experts What does it take to be a successful independent author? In this session, three self-publishing experts frankly explore what it means to a writer to have the full creative freedom and commercial control...
DetailsJoin JD Kirk and a host of other crime writers at the online panel event Desert Island Crooks, moderated by Jonathan Whitelaw. Along with Douglas Skelton, Anna Mazzola, Gytha Lodge, and Lauren North, JD will be discussing the books he'd like to take to a desert...
DetailsJD Kirk will be joining The Writing Community Chat Show at 8pm on the 26th May, for a 1 hour LIVE interview on YouTube. A show full of laughter and interesting stories, JD is looking forward to talking books, writing and his latest release, The One That Got...
DetailsJoin JD Kirk, Clare Lyon, and LJ Ross as they discuss how they have all built successful publishing careers using Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing platform. The session will be chaired by a representative from Amazon KDP, and attendees will have time to ask...
DetailsJoin JD Kirk, Peter Gibbons, and Rachel McLean, as they talk about their journey to self-publishing via Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing platform, offer tips, and take questions from the audience.When & WhereApril 18, 2023 (10:00 am) - April 18, 2023 (10:45...
Recently, it became more difficult to buy Kindle books using the Amazon Kindle app on your phone. Today, I’m going to explain how to do it.
JD Kirk’s latest Scottish crime fiction novel, One For the Ages, has hit number one in the Amazon Kindle charts. Find out more.
It's publication day for One For the Ages, the 16th book in the DCI Jack Logan series. I've made a little video to celebrate, and in it I also reveal the special publication day present that I bought myself. Check it out below. If you haven't grabbed your copy of the...
