diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 892293a..f8afbb2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -136,6 +136,24 @@ gorqlite.TraceOn(os.Stderr)
 
 // turn off
 gorqlite.TraceOff()
+
+
+// using prepared statements
+wr, err := conn.WritePrepared(
+	[]*gorqlite.PreparedStatement{
+		{
+            Query:     "INSERT INTO secret_agents(id, name, secret) VALUES(?, ?, ?)",
+            Arguments: []interface{}{7, "James Bond", []byte{0x42}}
+        }
+	}
+)
+// alternatively
+wr, err := conn.WriteOnePrepared(
+	&gorqlite.PreparedStatement{
+        Query:     "INSERT INTO secret_agents(id, name, secret) VALUES(?, ?, ?)",
+        Arguments: []interface{}{7, "James Bond", []byte{0x42}},
+    },
+)
 ```
 ## Important Notes
 
diff --git a/api.go b/api.go
index 54937e0..ce0cc5a 100644
--- a/api.go
+++ b/api.go
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ import "io/ioutil"
 import "net/http"
 import "time"
 
+type PreparedStatement struct {
+	Query     string
+	Arguments []interface{}
+}
+
 /* *****************************************************************
 
    method: rqliteApiGet() - for api_STATUS
@@ -201,3 +206,105 @@ PeerLoop:
 	}
 	return responseBody, errors.New(stringBuffer.String())
 }
+
+
+func (conn *Connection) rqliteApiPostPrepared(apiOp apiOperation, sqlStatements []*PreparedStatement) ([]byte, error) {
+	var responseBody []byte
+
+	switch apiOp {
+	case api_QUERY:
+		trace("%s: rqliteApiGet() post called for a QUERY of %d statements", conn.ID, len(sqlStatements))
+	case api_WRITE:
+		trace("%s: rqliteApiGet() post called for a QUERY of %d statements", conn.ID, len(sqlStatements))
+	default:
+		return responseBody, errors.New("weird! called for an invalid apiOperation in rqliteApiPost()")
+	}
+
+	// jsonify the statements.  not really needed in the
+	// case of api_STATUS but doesn't hurt
+
+
+	formattedStatements := make([][]interface{}, 0, len(sqlStatements))
+
+	for _, statement := range sqlStatements {
+		formattedStatement := make([]interface{}, 0, len(statement.Arguments)+1)
+		formattedStatement = append(formattedStatement, statement.Query)
+		
+		for _, argument := range statement.Arguments {
+			formattedStatement = append(formattedStatement, argument)
+		}
+		formattedStatements = append(formattedStatements, formattedStatement)
+	}
+
+	jStatements, err := json.Marshal(formattedStatements)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// just to be safe, check this
+	peersToTry := conn.cluster.makePeerList()
+	if len(peersToTry) < 1 {
+		return responseBody, errors.New("I don't have any cluster info")
+	}
+
+	// failure log is used so that if all peers fail, we can say something
+	// about why each failed
+	failureLog := make([]string, 0)
+
+PeerLoop:
+	for peerNum, peer := range peersToTry {
+		trace("%s: trying peer #%d", conn.ID, peerNum)
+
+		// we're doing a post, and the RFCs say that if you get a 301, it's not
+		// automatically followed, so we have to do that ourselves
+
+		responseStatus := "Haven't Tried Yet"
+		var url string
+		for responseStatus == "Haven't Tried Yet" || responseStatus == "301 Moved Permanently" {
+			url = conn.assembleURL(apiOp, peer)
+			req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", url, bytes.NewBuffer(jStatements))
+			if err != nil {
+				trace("%s: got error '%s' doing http.NewRequest", conn.ID, err.Error())
+				failureLog = append(failureLog, fmt.Sprintf("%s failed due to %s", url, err.Error()))
+				continue PeerLoop
+			}
+			req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+			client := &http.Client{}
+			response, err := client.Do(req)
+			if err != nil {
+				trace("%s: got error '%s' doing client.Do", conn.ID, err.Error())
+				failureLog = append(failureLog, fmt.Sprintf("%s failed due to %s", url, err.Error()))
+				continue PeerLoop
+			}
+			defer response.Body.Close()
+			responseBody, err = ioutil.ReadAll(response.Body)
+			if err != nil {
+				trace("%s: got error '%s' doing ioutil.ReadAll", conn.ID, err.Error())
+				failureLog = append(failureLog, fmt.Sprintf("%s failed due to %s", url, err.Error()))
+				continue PeerLoop
+			}
+			responseStatus = response.Status
+			if responseStatus == "301 Moved Permanently" {
+				v := response.Header["Location"]
+				failureLog = append(failureLog, fmt.Sprintf("%s redirected me to %s", url, v[0]))
+				url = v[0]
+				continue PeerLoop
+			} else if responseStatus == "200 OK" {
+				trace("%s: api call OK, returning", conn.ID)
+				return responseBody, nil
+			} else {
+				trace("%s: got error in responseStatus: %s", conn.ID, responseStatus)
+				failureLog = append(failureLog, fmt.Sprintf("%s failed, got: %s", url, response.Status))
+				continue PeerLoop
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// if we got here, all peers failed.  Let's build a verbose error message
+	var stringBuffer bytes.Buffer
+	stringBuffer.WriteString("tried all peers unsuccessfully. here are the results:\n")
+	for n, v := range failureLog {
+		stringBuffer.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("   peer #%d: %s\n", n, v))
+	}
+	return responseBody, errors.New(stringBuffer.String())
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/write.go b/write.go
index 5716927..153ea4d 100644
--- a/write.go
+++ b/write.go
@@ -70,6 +70,16 @@ func (conn *Connection) WriteOne(sqlStatement string) (wr WriteResult, err error
 	return wra[0], err
 }
 
+func (conn *Connection) WriteOnePrepared(statement *PreparedStatement) (wr WriteResult, err error) {
+	if conn.hasBeenClosed {
+		wr.Err = errClosed
+		return wr, errClosed
+	}
+	wra, err := conn.WritePrepared([]*PreparedStatement{statement})
+	return wra[0], err
+}
+
+
 /*
 Write() is used to perform DDL/DML in the database.  ALTER, CREATE, DELETE, DROP, INSERT, UPDATE, etc. all go through Write().
 
@@ -171,6 +181,98 @@ func (conn *Connection) Write(sqlStatements []string) (results []WriteResult, er
 	}
 }
 
+func (conn *Connection) WritePrepared(sqlStatements []*PreparedStatement) (results []WriteResult, err error) {
+	results = make([]WriteResult, 0)
+
+	if conn.hasBeenClosed {
+		var errResult WriteResult
+		errResult.Err = errClosed
+		results = append(results, errResult)
+		return results, errClosed
+	}
+
+	trace("%s: Write() for %d statements", conn.ID, len(sqlStatements))
+
+	response, err := conn.rqliteApiPostPrepared(api_WRITE, sqlStatements)
+	if err != nil {
+		trace("%s: rqliteApiCall() ERROR: %s", conn.ID, err.Error())
+		var errResult WriteResult
+		errResult.Err = err
+		results = append(results, errResult)
+		return results, err
+	}
+	trace("%s: rqliteApiCall() OK", conn.ID)
+
+	var sections map[string]interface{}
+	err = json.Unmarshal(response, &sections)
+	if err != nil {
+		trace("%s: json.Unmarshal() ERROR: %s", conn.ID, err.Error())
+		var errResult WriteResult
+		errResult.Err = err
+		results = append(results, errResult)
+		return results, err
+	}
+
+	/*
+		at this point, we have a "results" section and
+		a "time" section.  we can igore the latter.
+	*/
+
+	resultsArray, ok := sections["results"].([]interface{})
+	if !ok {
+		err = errors.New("Result key is missing from response")
+		trace("%s: sections[\"results\"] ERROR: %s", conn.ID, err)
+		var errResult WriteResult
+		errResult.Err = err
+		results = append(results, errResult)
+		return results, err
+	}
+	trace("%s: I have %d result(s) to parse", conn.ID, len(resultsArray))
+	numStatementErrors := 0
+	for n, k := range resultsArray {
+		trace("%s: starting on result %d", conn.ID, n)
+		thisResult := k.(map[string]interface{})
+
+		var thisWR WriteResult
+		thisWR.conn = conn
+
+		// did we get an error?
+		_, ok := thisResult["error"]
+		if ok {
+			trace("%s: have an error on this result: %s", conn.ID, thisResult["error"].(string))
+			thisWR.Err = errors.New(thisResult["error"].(string))
+			results = append(results, thisWR)
+			numStatementErrors += 1
+			continue
+		}
+
+		_, ok = thisResult["last_insert_id"]
+		if ok {
+			thisWR.LastInsertID = int64(thisResult["last_insert_id"].(float64))
+		}
+
+		_, ok = thisResult["rows_affected"] // could be zero for a CREATE
+		if ok {
+			thisWR.RowsAffected = int64(thisResult["rows_affected"].(float64))
+		}
+		_, ok = thisResult["time"] // could be nil
+		if ok {
+			thisWR.Timing = thisResult["time"].(float64)
+		}
+
+		trace("%s: this result (LII,RA,T): %d %d %f", conn.ID, thisWR.LastInsertID, thisWR.RowsAffected, thisWR.Timing)
+		results = append(results, thisWR)
+	}
+
+	trace("%s: finished parsing, returning %d results", conn.ID, len(results))
+
+	if numStatementErrors > 0 {
+		return results, errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("there were %d statement errors", numStatementErrors))
+	} else {
+		return results, nil
+	}
+}
+
 /* *****************************************************************
 
    type: WriteResult