This is essentially a blog about my novel and so I thought I should probably write something about it.
First up, I love this book. I've spent the last 5 years writing and this is the first time I've written something that I think is good enough to be published. My first two novels were stepping stones. When I read them now I cringe. Not literally like some sort of Dickensian villian, but they do make me realise how far I've come as a writer.
The book is essentially a comedy about growing up, about longing for the past and learning that sometimes (actually most of the time) life isn't always greener. It's about relationships. The relationships with we have with others and ourselves. Harry (the main character), is a regular bloke, a typical bloke in many respects, but as the book goes on he starts to realise what's important in life, especially when he's on the verge of losing it all.
This Thirtysomething Life: A Diary, was born out of an idea I had to write a novel in a diary format. Then, being a recent first-time father, I started mulling over ideas and I thought about using some of the experiences I'd had. The terrorist neighbours, the sexy ex-girlfriend Facebook affair, randy Granddad and the love-sick squirrel just sort of fell into place after that.
I started writing it at the beginning of this year and after uploading a few chapters online, I was soon aproached by an online publisher who wanted to publish it. Together we worked on a deadline and suddenly I had less than a year to finish it. I finished the first draft in October and now I'm working on the re-write (and this blog).
Keep checking back for more details.
This Thirtysomething Life: A Diary will be available to buy at http://ma2books.webplus.net/ next May.
Blog soon x
