I received a book for participating in this virtual tour. Today I’m pleased to welcome James Hayman , author of The Cutting . His guest post here today is part of the book’s virtual tour, courtesy Pump Up Your Book Promotion . In The Cutting : Detective Sergeant Michael McCabe moved from New York City to Portland, Maine, to escape a dark past: both the ex-wife who’d left him for an investment banker, and the tragic death of his brother, a hero cop gone bad. He sought to raise his young daughter away from the violence of the big city . . . so he’s unprepared for the horrific killer he discovers, whose bloody trail may lead to Portland’s social elite. Write What You Know That’s probably the oldest cliché ever about writing. Practically guaranteed to pop up somewhere in virtually every “How to write a terrific novel” book ever written.” But how can you write what you know when the story you want to write is a suspense thriller about a homicide cop who has to track down a sadistic