<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RR Haywood]]></title><description><![CDATA[RR Haywood]]></description><link>https://www.rrhaywood.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 06:51:45 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.rrhaywood.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Self publishing: The freedom to follow my own path]]></title><description><![CDATA[Writers Online, the lovely guys behind Writing Magazine, have published this article from me, about why I chose to stay indie when I could have followed the trad-publishing route. How I approach writing, advertising, editing and so forth — and why multi-genres authors like me don't always fit neatly into the trad-pub distribution networks. Also touches on my working-class background and how that influenced why we started The Undead Press with publishing other Undead stories. If you're...]]></description><link>https://www.rrhaywood.com/post/self-publishing-the-freedom-to-follow-my-own-path</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a16be62ae3e4a2623f8c992</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 09:53:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f157c_9e250c3ec9504e76bd5c1167d49db76e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_771,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Richard Haywood</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[OUT NOW! (again) The First Seven Days!]]></title><description><![CDATA[(I’ve been bursting at the seams to share this with you)   Out now! The Undead. The First Seven Days. The Very Marvellous Adventures of Howie &#38; Dave. Universal Amazon link click here!    Rewritten. Revamped. Rebirthed. Redone. Really redone. Really really. Renewed. Rethought. Reworked.  And now Rereleased   Honestly, it’s been an insane experience going back to Howie and Dave at the start - knowing what I know now. It felt like I was stepping through Bertie’s portal and going back in time....]]></description><link>https://www.rrhaywood.com/post/out-now-again-the-first-seven-days</link><guid isPermaLink="false">697a2d7dff1fc7c00332219c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:41:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f157c_98181c36ae554d5dad9efbed953c54bb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Richard Haywood</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[December 16th. The Day of Much Fuckwittery. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[A snapshot of a nation's mood captured within December 16th. The Day of Much Fuckwittery.]]></description><link>https://www.rrhaywood.com/post/december-16th-the-day-of-much-fuckwittery</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6942b1ce63177ee67e28cea4</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:09:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f157c_6cd280aba38b487f9e9376f6db73f73d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_663,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Richard Haywood</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Murder Crime on Gallymay Audio Book Free Sample!]]></title><description><![CDATA[To hear a free sample of Gethin Anthony's truly magical narration of Murder Crime On Gallymway, click either the URL below, or the button that says Click Me. Both should open up a player for the audio. https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/0f157c_d5bfca937ec04c3eb46274aef693bccf.mp3 Meet Jim Greene. An ordinary detective constable trying 'not' to solve a murder. The remote and isolated Cornish island of Gallymay was meant to be the perfect place for a break. But things don’t quite go to plan when...]]></description><link>https://www.rrhaywood.com/post/murder-crime-on-gallymay-audio-book-free-sample</link><guid isPermaLink="false">691f03f502675ac1d2e0850f</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 12:07:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f157c_6fbd08e008734fc6ae8e068d0b6d6b99~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Richard Haywood</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you are thinking of writing an Undead Presents book, read this:]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are getting some amazing submissions sent in with books we’d love to take forward and publish, but we’re having to reject quite a lot...]]></description><link>https://www.rrhaywood.com/post/if-you-are-thinking-of-writing-an-undead-presents-book-read-this</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68c1406836580889c96ad5d7</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2025 09:13:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/32d162_d99db65d21a848569f67f0228945ff48~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Richard Haywood</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Took My Daughter to the Haunted Holiday Camp I Grew Up In…and We Couldn’t Get Out Fast Enough]]></title><description><![CDATA[This blog was first published on NationalWorld as an article. Click here to read it. On a Friday during the summer holidays, I took my...]]></description><link>https://www.rrhaywood.com/post/i-took-my-daughter-to-the-haunted-holiday-camp-i-grew-up-in-and-we-couldn-t-get-out-fast-enough</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68a2f5bc47dd002d68d2804a</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2025 09:58:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f157c_b6cc3466ccc74dbcbd559cf4dfdf8d57~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_956,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Richard Haywood</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is it cheating to use AI to write a book? Not if you’re doing it right]]></title><description><![CDATA[(Article originally published in The European 13th August. https://the-european.eu/story-49882/is-it-cheating-to-use-ai-to-write-a-book-n...]]></description><link>https://www.rrhaywood.com/post/is-it-cheating-to-use-ai-to-write-a-book-not-if-you-re-doing-it-right</link><guid isPermaLink="false">689dec01202fe9894ca52016</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 14:04:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f157c_287ff5ee261f40f1ba92ffb672341e6f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_750,h_656,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Richard Haywood</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Q&#38;A on Season Five Of The Undead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi Ian, that’s an awesome question.   Season Five of The Undead was eight books. The Undead 26 to 33. (The audio books are numbered...]]></description><link>https://www.rrhaywood.com/post/q-a-on-season-five-of-the-undead</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6885d6b1d0b1c4dfe0b13038</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2025 08:00:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f157c_de88ed161d284b78945c45e17aab401d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Richard Haywood</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[MURDER CRIME ON GALLYMAY - ON PRE-ORDER!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Murder Crime on Gallymay murder mystery book pre-order Meet Jim Greene. An ordinary detective constable trying 'not' to solve a murder....]]></description><link>https://www.rrhaywood.com/post/murder-crime-on-gallmay-on-pre-order</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6808e6f2765eb353ed5cf4ae</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 13:21:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f157c_fdb6f238093c47ce87c3a891c47e955d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Richard Haywood</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Narcissistic Sociopath Broke My AI And Led Me To Murder…(Crime on Gallymay)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Don’t you just love those sensationalist clickbait headlines?This one is actually true.Ish.Kinda. A long, long time ago, in a galaxy far,...]]></description><link>https://www.rrhaywood.com/post/a-narcissistic-sociopath-broke-my-ai-and-led-me-to-murder</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6806499d84f5077a2f857b01</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 13:47:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f157c_c9099d6d7e2f48658300509ab7d71773~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Richard Haywood</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ten Reasons Why You Should Write a Book in 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you’ve ever toyed with the idea of writing a book but talked yourself out of it—too busy, too scared, too unqualified—then 2025 might...]]></description><link>https://www.rrhaywood.com/post/ten-reasons-why-you-should-write-a-book-in-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">677668b4cff00705fb9c1bbc</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jan 2025 10:41:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f157c_cbfe11d6b5c4487e8cffa3d73ddfccf5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_650,h_650,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Richard Haywood</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Win The First Signed Copy Of GASLIT!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well hello you scrumdellyicious reader of wordages, and might I say what a refined and exquisite taste in books you have. Anywho! If you...]]></description><link>https://www.rrhaywood.com/post/win-the-first-signed-copy-of-gaslit</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66ffb97dde7e422444e21e47</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2024 09:51:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f157c_95cb906d6c90445d915c4a735aae02ba~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Richard Haywood</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Undead Season Six Communal Ideas Board]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dearest Undeaders! Since the very first readers way back in 2012, The Undead has always been highly influenced by the collective input of...]]></description><link>https://www.rrhaywood.com/post/the-undead-season-six-communal-ideas-board</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66c5f393c1320233d06468a2</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2024 14:29:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f157c_cd7ba90570e447f9936f57e478eede2b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Richard Haywood</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[June 2024. Season Five Ebooks. Audio Books. New Books. More Books.... Lots of Bookstuff.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, I wanted to pop an update onto my site about some awesome news I had a few days ago. Posting on social media just doesn’t reach...]]></description><link>https://www.rrhaywood.com/post/june-2024-season-five-ebooks-audio-books-new-books-more-books-lots-of-bookstuff</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66718f85b75e0c00baff5778</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2024 14:04:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f157c_72f23830939b48b8b3036c04cfe708c0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Richard Haywood</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missing Chapter 6 from The Undead 29]]></title><description><![CDATA[Things wouldn't be interesting if they didn't go wrong once in a while! The first Kindle release of The Undead 29 was missing a chapter....]]></description><link>https://www.rrhaywood.com/post/missing-chapter-6-from-the-undead-29</link><guid isPermaLink="false">663e0aeb6fc186ef7459a500</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2024 11:57:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f157c_a53edc26f02946609bad4120eeade217~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Richard Haywood</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Rat Man Of Old Ryde Town]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Rat Man Of Old Ryde Town I’ve been preparing an article on How The Police Became Broken. You know, cos I was a rozzer for many heaps...]]></description><link>https://www.rrhaywood.com/post/the-rat-man-of-old-ryde-town</link><guid isPermaLink="false">651ff20d589e8d24838a281e</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jun 2023 09:41:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f157c_7ed94f9d49f64a1291fa25d389500a58~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_816,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Richard Haywood</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Getting A Book Into a Bookstore. An Indie Author's Experience...]]></title><description><![CDATA[I had a somewhat strange experience recently, and I wanted to share it for an understanding of what it’s like being an indie author. *...]]></description><link>https://www.rrhaywood.com/post/getting-a-book-into-a-bookstore-an-indie-author-s-experience</link><guid isPermaLink="false">651ff20d589e8d24838a281d</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jun 2023 10:30:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f157c_dc7bca478e094d9fa425dbbe3ff0decc~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_816,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Richard Haywood</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should We Fear AI? Or Should We Hope For It?]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you’ve read my (ahem, bestselling) novel Delio Phase One (if you haven’t then go read it) or perhaps seen the movie Ex-Machina (one of...]]></description><link>https://www.rrhaywood.com/post/should-we-fear-ai-or-should-we-hope-for-it</link><guid isPermaLink="false">651ff20d589e8d24838a281c</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Jun 2023 11:57:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f157c_a78b0a12293a4c75b261c36c92c6c74f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_669,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Richard Haywood</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Dream. An Undead Short Story.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Dream. An Undead Short Story. Dear reader, This was originally a deleted scene from The Undead 24, but for whatever reason, I decided...]]></description><link>https://www.rrhaywood.com/post/the-dream-an-undead-short</link><guid isPermaLink="false">651ff20d589e8d24838a281b</guid><pubDate>Sun, 28 May 2023 14:11:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f157c_ba40eb310c264fa7820e5aafaf4a65a6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Richard Haywood</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Only Rule You'll Need To Know For Creative Writing.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The only rule you will ever need to know about creative writing… Is. That. There. Are. No Rules. “We’re not sure about Ben and the whole...]]></description><link>https://www.rrhaywood.com/post/the-only-rule-you-ll-need-to-know-for-creative-writing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">651ff20d589e8d24838a281a</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2023 16:32:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0f157c_7bce7d5151f74d8bbb6250845446f683~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Richard Haywood</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>