JD Kirk’s Blog

The thoughts and musings of a Scottish Crime author

The Crime De La Crime Podcast

May 23, 2023

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...

Review: No More Games by Gordon J. Brown

Mar 25, 2023

JD Kirk reviews No More Games, the new book by Scottish crime fiction author, Gordon J. Brown. Find out what he thought.

Recent Reading Round-Up – March 2023

Mar 17, 2023

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.

The London Book Fair Writer’s Summit

Mar 10, 2023

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...

The Big Book Blowout

Mar 10, 2023

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...

The Writing Community Chat Show

Mar 10, 2023

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...

Building Your Publishing Career with Kindle Direct Publishing

Mar 10, 2023

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...

Starting Your Publishing Journey with Kindle Direct Publishing

Mar 10, 2023

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...