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Darryl Donaghue

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in London, The United Kingdom

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Crime, Mystery, Fiction

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Darryl Donaghue is an ex-Detective from London, England. His short stories have been published in The Pygmy Giant, Spinetinglers and Dreamcatcher magazine. In 2014, he moved to Seoul to teach and write novels.

His first novel, A Journal of Sin, was released on Amazon in December 2014.

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Darryl Donaghue 'Writer's block' is your mind's way of telling you to take a break.

Our minds like comfort. Old habits are like soft rugs and warm fires. Writing a bo…more'Writer's block' is your mind's way of telling you to take a break.

Our minds like comfort. Old habits are like soft rugs and warm fires. Writing a book requires breaking old habits and forming new ones. It requires sitting down for hours at a time in a world with low attention spans and products designed to make us fidget, tap and swipe. Most importantly, it requires rummaging around deep inside parts of ourselves that we've neglected to explore for a long, long time and putting them on a page for strangers to read. Our minds aren't going to like that. But, they will get used to it, eventually. Eventually, we'll give them new, far cosier rugs and a warmer, more vibrant, roaring fires to sit beside. Until we do, 'Writer's block' is its way of asking you for a break. Its just in a sulk because you're making it throw out its old toys and the new ones won't be here for a little while yet.

There's a lot of advice out there telling writers to write everyday and produce crazy amounts of books a year. Next time someone tells you they've got Writer's block, or they're worried they won't hit their 'personal deadlines going forward,' take them out for a cup of tea, a slice of cake and a hug. I'm betting you'll get an email that evening telling you about the amazing idea that just popped into their head and thanking you for the respite.
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Darryl Donaghue Refreshing your Amazon dashboard waiting for people to read your book. I have it down to just every thirty seconds with a two minute break for lunch. …moreRefreshing your Amazon dashboard waiting for people to read your book. I have it down to just every thirty seconds with a two minute break for lunch. I'm hoping to squeeze in naps from next week. (less)

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Average rating: 3.58 · 4,894 ratings · 385 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Journal of Sin (Sarah Gladstone, #1) 3.51 avg rating — 4,033 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death's Privilege (Sarah Gladstone Thriller, #2) 3.85 avg rating — 763 ratings — published 2016 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Murderous Approach (Sarah Gladstone, #3) 4.17 avg rating — 86 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Broken Chains (Sarah Gladstone, #2.5) 3.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sarah Gladstone Series Boxset: 1-3 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Journal of Sin Kindle Select promo results

My freebie promo has ended and I can now share some results with you:

11,291 downloads

Highest ranks:

US Store #20 free list, #1 Murder and #2 Women sleuths

UK Store #126 free list #2 English crime #6 Murder (I think, I deleted a couple of screenshots by accident!)

I’m incredibly happy with the numbers. It was all a little surreal if I’m honest. Here’s the graph of the downloads so you can see what hap

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“This final task required a specific tool and he’d chosen a bread knife. It’d been used for that too; winter soups with a”
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“The plunge was easier than the pull. The serrated edge caught the flaps of skin on the way out. It wasn’t the nature of the blade; he’d chosen specific tools for the torture and wasn’t about to skimp on the final cut. Most would have picked the sharpest. The sharpest would allow smooth entry both into and out of the body. He’d used the sharpest on the torso; four quick stabs just above the waist and one to pierce his side. No water; only blood. This final task required a specific tool and he’d chosen a bread knife. It’d been used for that too; winter soups with a rustic loaf, hearty bacon sandwiches in the family home. Use only a little pressure, move it back and forth, letting the edge do the work. That was the easy way to do it, but this wasn’t”
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“He mumbled in pain. He’d been writhing too, but the short, sharp stabs soon stopped that. The mumbles grew louder and louder as the pulls followed the plunges.”
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