Hilary Davidson's Blog

I got some wonderful news today: my 2022 novella, DANGEROUS TO KNOW, is a finalist for an Award of Excellence from the Crime Writers of Canada! It’s part of the terrific series A Grifter’s Song, edited by Frank Zafiro and published by Down & Out Books. It’s a thrill and and an honor to have […]

I love Halloween — so what better way to celebrate than with an eBook sale? (Also with candy. Lots and lots of candy.) The three books of the Lily Moore series — The Damage Done, The Next One to Fall, and Evil in All Its Disguises — are on sale (in digital format) for $1.99 […]

Friends, you might remember that I brought my Lily Moore mystery series back into print in the fall of 2020. It was my first serious effort at self-publishing, and I had a steep learning curve. So steep, in fact, that when I decided to take direct control of eBook distribution from THE DAMAGE DONE, I had […]

Friends, you might remember that I brought my Lily Moore mystery series back into print in the fall of 2020. It was my first serious effort at self-publishing, and I had a steep learning curve. So steep, in fact, that when I decided to take direct control of eBook distribution from THE DAMAGE DONE, I had […]

  We’ve all heard that the secret to great writing is in rewriting, but what’s the secret behind great rewriting? For an author, diving back into your own work for draft after draft is both a necessary process and a risk. How do you know if you’re actually strengthening your story, or if you’re stuck […]

Coming July 1, 2022, from Down & Out Books!

Remember last August, when I told you what an honor it was to have a short story featured in Ellery Queen again? That story, “Weed Man,” is a finalist for an Award of Excellence from the Crime Writers of Canada! Yes, I am over the moon. If you’d like to read the story, you can […]

Have you heard about the Authors for Ukraine auction? It’s the brainchild of novelist Amy Patricia Meade and it features more than 250 authors and a host of terrific prizes. All proceeds benefit CARE’s Ukraine Crisis Fund (more about that below). It’s open for bidding right now! (Bidding will end on Tuesday, April 12th at […]

Have you ever had an awful neighbor? I have, and they seem to be a universal scourge. That’s why I immediately said yes when British author, editor, and podcaster Jack Calverley asked me to write a short story for an anthology he was putting together. That collection, Death of a Bad Neighbour: Revenge Is Criminal, […]

I couldn’t be more thrilled to be leading a virtual reading group at Brooklyn’s Center for Fiction! “Agatha Christie’s Heirs: Modern Mysteries Inspired by the Queen of Crime Fiction” will start on Thursday, March 10th, at 7pm EST. Here’s the course description: It’s impossible to overstate the importance of Agatha Christie in the world of […]