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At long last…longer than I ever thought it would take…’The Help’ has completed and is now on its way to the publisher. 90,000+ words, 11 murders, international settings around Europe and the UK, family feuds, poison, explosions, fires and a twist with a transgender character! I mean…what more could you want?! I followed the outline […]
21-07-25: yes…its finally finished and sent! Read More »
‘The Help’ is finished and in the publishing process, so my mind turns to…. …the next one! After much deliberation, I am progressing ‘The Botanist’s Wife’, my murder mystery set in the world of secret laboratories, genetic warfare and the terrifying revenge of the meek lab technician. Warfare by plants? Well, there are some pretty
12-02-25: And so it begins…again! Read More »
Well… the focus for my writing for the most recent of the 78,000 words has been on Jamie and planning murders. The Merriman family and the police have been ‘ticking along ‘ in the background. All that’s changing, now. Tonnick has woken up! well, a development on the continent has spurred him to follow up
09-08-24: The Police close in! Read More »
Part of the reason for not writing for many weeks was that I was sick, but also, I had come to a stop while trying to think of new ways to kill the remaining victims. After the horrific multi-death event for victims 6, 7 and 8 (+ one wife) I was ‘burnt out’ with murderin’
26-7-24: Full steam ahead for ‘The Help’ Read More »
This bacterial infection is now in its 5th week. I am getting better, slowly but it is slowly. I still have no energy, but at the same time, my 24-hour day consists of lying in bed or sitting in an office chair. I am not doing anything to make me tired so that I can
26-7-24: Yes…I’m still sick, but I am improving. Read More »
As you know, I have been sick (I still am), and as a result, I have not been writing. At all. Recently though, I again started considering making progress with the help. I have to decide how the next victim is killed, after the mega-chapter where three Merriman family men (and one woman) all died
25-7-24: Oooh…those pesky distractions!! Read More »