Proud author member of The International Thriller Writers
You can read "The Big Thrill" magazine by clicking on the ITW image.
Autographed Copies
Reader Favorites
David’s Books
And a novella …
Category Archives: Writers & Writing
Celebrate St. Patrick’s day with history
St. Patrick’s Day is a holiday known for green beer and corned beef, “Kiss me I’m Irish” buttons and ties with shamrocks. In bars the patrons will toast all things Irish and you won’t have to go far on the … Continue reading
The good kind of writer’s block
Thank you to Harford Heart magazine and writer Vonnie Winslow Crist for the wonderful article! You can read it at the link here: https://flipflashpages.uniflip.com/3/16985/345494/p
Posted in News and Events, Writers & Writing
Leave a comment
Hooking Your Readers with Some Help from Jaws
Purdue University Global Academic Success Center David Healey, Kaplan University Composition Faculty © 2014 Clipart.com Hooking your readers turns out to have a lot in common with pretending to be a shark. One of my favorite childhood memories is of … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, Writers & Writing
Leave a comment
Behind the Badge: An interview with BEACH BODIES detective Nick Logan
Behind the Badge An interview with Nick Logan, one half of the detective team in Beach Bodies: A Rehoboth Beach thriller. By Jorge Alvarez, staff reporter What’s your favorite beach food? That’s a tough call. There are so many great … Continue reading
Posted in In the News, Uncategorized, Writers & Writing
Leave a comment
Giving in to the siren song of researching a novel
One of my favorite aspects of writing is actually reading about the time period in which a story is set. By reading I mean “research” or learning as much as I can about whatever I happen to be writing about. … Continue reading
Posted in Ghost Sniper, Writers & Writing
Tagged David Healey, Ghost Sniper, historical fiction, The Wolves of Ardennes, Writing, writing advice
5 Comments
Tips on hosting a Facebook chat for authors
The weather forecasts were calling for the most snow we’d had in years here in Maryland. It was just possible that the “snow band” through the I-95 corridor ranging from just west of Baltimore up toward Philadelphia could see 2 … Continue reading
Where do writers get their ideas?
Someone asked me the other day where writers get their ideas. That’s a popular question, and one I have the hardest time answering because ideas come from everywhere at once and nowhere in particular! It’s kind of a lame answer … Continue reading
Posted in Writers & Writing
Tagged william styron, Writing, writing advice, writing habits
Leave a comment
Writing goals for the year ahead
I’m a bit late this year with my New Year’s writing goals (let’s not call them “resolutions”) but considering that we’re still in the first chapter of 2014, here goes: — First and foremost I’m starting a new full time … Continue reading
Lincoln, Rebel Train and the Gettysburg Address
Today marks the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address. Those powerful words still resonate today. I’m always interested in the historical “what ifs” and wrote a novel a few years ago based around President Lincoln’s trip to Gettysburg in November … Continue reading
Posted in Writers & Writing
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Civil War, David Healey, Gettysburg Address, Writing
Leave a comment
Writers share some inspiration
Sometimes it helps to have a reminder that you are not the first one to struggle with words. Here are a few writing quotes to make you nod in agreement, or even smile as you sit down to tap those … Continue reading
David Healey author 