A Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling novelist, working in the open. The making of the books, the parts that got cut, and the things writers aren't supposed to say.
I'm S.J. Watson. I write thrillers — Before I Go to Sleep was one. A play and two more out in 2027. This is where I work in the open and say what writers aren't supposed to. 🏳️🌈
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1887, the American West, and fourteen-year-old Tin Cat just wants to find his mother. That is, if he can remember how he lost her.
Imagine David Lynch's town "Twin Peaks" transplanted to Brazil. Now imagine someone from that town living in London as a nomadic pet sitter.
Criticism, coaching, and culture — written with a point of view. No gushing. No genre defensiveness. Just good writing about things worth your time.
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