Welcome to my author journey

So, here goes.

My first post, on my new blog.

This is just a quick dump of my brain, as I sit in a cafe waiting for my gluten-free brunch to arrive in front of me.

It's a Monday.

Many are in the office tapping away and doing what they do, while longing for some escapism.

I was the same. Always commuting into London, lost amongst the anonymity of the masses, feeling out of place and craving something else.

At some point--September 2021--after the disillusionment brought about by the pandemic, I took the plunge. Dove headfirst into the next chapter--pun intended.

I wanted to be a writer. I wanted to create. I wanted to share my voice.

So I did it.

I sacked off the well-paying, relatively high-profile job for something far more risky; yet, far more rewarding.

I picked up the half-finished manuscript for what would become 'She's Not The Only One' and I went for it.

I chased my dream.

Did I doubt myself? Yes, but I was doing it!

Did I know that I could even finish a novel? No, but I was giving it a shot.

Did I think people would read it? Yes... well family and friends perhaps.

Did I think it would be read by so many and in such far-reaching territories? Not a chance.

It continues to astound me now, how popular my debut novel has proven to be.

But that speaks volumes.

It's a testament to how, if you hold passion in your heart, and if you stay true to what you want to achieve and work hard, then success can follow.

But it all depends on what your measure of success as a writer is.

My first measure was to complete a first draft of a first novel.

The yardstick then moves.

Then it was to write a second.

So I did that.

Then it was to write a novella.

So I did that.

And that was the first thing I published -- Echoes of Reality.

I now have two novels and a novella published, and a first draft finished on my third.

The yardstick continues to move.

So what's next?

I keep writing.

I keep growing my readership.

I keep interacting with my readers.

I hone my craft.

And on it goes.

This was never going to be a short-term thing.

This is my life now.

And I tell you what...

I wouldn't change a thing.