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22-04-22: Motoring.

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I have had a good with the writing. I can see how writing becomes a career, a way of life. I actually enjoy the moment when I have the idea and the story flow in my head and all I have to do it get it down on ‘paper’ (the screen, obviously). The book is […]

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16-04-22: Friends with benefits!

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 Oh my god – I can’t find the information I need in my research. I am going to have to contact one of my police contacts and see if they can answer my question. The benefit of meeting so many people on my various travels means that I can probably call up someone on my

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11-04-22: I’m working…honestly!

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Quite a lot of stuff I have had to research is simply because I know little to nothing about it. From police hierarchy to drugs to aeroplane detail – I will have to research it all. This is why sometimes there can be a gap between blog posts. I’m not sitting around – I am

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02-04-22: Murder confusion.

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So today I am working on the fourth murder. This one was a problem, initially because the victim was conceived as someone else. Then I developed the story and its now a totally different character. Thank god my story is adaptable for this sort of thing. It still ties in – the victim has a

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23-03-22: Blog when I want to…

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Someone messaged me yesterday asking why I am not blogging more frequently. To clarify, once again. This is not a daily diary. If I feel like doing an update, I will. That may be consecutive days or it might be a week or 10 days apart. I am spending most of my time…y’know… researching and

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15-03-22: Beta reader involvement.

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The first ‘month’ has been sent out to the beta readers – let’s see what comes back. Today I am working on the bit that leads up to the end of the book. There is a lot of action between the various parties, and a chase sequence against time.  Lol everyone loves a race against

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