In the immortal words of Tom Cruise in Top Gun Maverick, ‘Well it’s been a minute, hey Mav?’. Life has seemed to have gotten in the way....

I opened the first blank word document a little over one year ago (22nd April 2020). I had not authored a fictional story since school,...

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I have just finished writing chapter 11, it’s already 52,000 words but I’m sure I’ll cut this down in the 2nd draft and full rewrite. I...

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