S J WATSON

The latest novel from S J Watson, Final Cut, is out in paperback (in the UK) from February 4th, 2021. Preorder here. 'S J Watson has done...

1. Sitting in a hotel room in Crewe. I was there to inspect the local hospital service and train delays meant I’d arrived too late for...

...something borrowed, something blue. So this is the next in an occasional series in which I'll do just that! Do let me know if you have...

I often get asked how to plan a book, or how I plan mine anyway. I thought I'd answer that here.

I've uploaded a new video to my YouTube channel. I think it's very important to have some creative outlet that isn't your main source of...

...something borrowed, something blue. I read a lot, and a few people have asked me to recommend books that I've loved. So this is the...

Hi everyone! I thought I'd share another reading from Final Cut today, since I can't be out meeting people and reading from it in person....

As some of you may know, I used to work for the NHS. I get asked a lot about how and why I made the change to writing full time, so I...

In which I hit a wall, then go on holiday. I pondered long and hard about whether to post this. At the beginning I look like I'm in quite...

S J Watson, the bestselling writer of psychological thrillers (including Before I Go to Sleep) attended the Quai du Polar festival in...

In which I ponder the importance of listening when the work is trying to tell you something. See episode 1 here.

Ever wondered what goes into writing a psychological thriller? I'm going to do my best to show you! Here is Episode One. Stay tuned for...

How do random scribbles in a notebook turn into a finished novel? I thought I'd show you some (spoiler free) pages from the notebooks I...

Hi everyone! I thought I'd share a reading from Final Cut today, since I can't be out meeting people and reading from it in person. I...

You can now watch S J Watson's conversation with Damian Barr, originally broadcast on Aug 7th, as many times as you like. From the...

It was so lovely to reconnect with Tess Gerritsen, and especially to talk about The Shape of Night, a book I really enjoyed. Tess is one...

I'm incredibly happy to have a short story – The Charm - in this month’s edition of Woman and Home. Often people think novelists begin...