IN 2024, I SOMEHOW FOUND TIME TO START A NEW HOBBY: WRITING!
SINCE LEAVING SCHOOL 100 YEARS AGO, I'D NOT WRITTEN ANYTHING LONGER THAN AN EMAIL. HOWEVER, I REALISED I HAD A STORY IN ME THAT I NEEDED TO SET FREE FROM THE CONFINES OF MY HEAD. HAVING STARTED IT AS A PILOT SCRIPT FOR A TV SHOW, I DECIDED TO DEVELOP IT INTO A NOVEL!
THE SUBJECT MATTER IS VERY CLOSE TO MY HEART. YOU COULD SAY THAT THE MAIN CHARACTER SHARES MORE THAN A FEW SIMILARITIES WITH ME IN THAT HE STRUGGLES ON A DAILY BASIS WITH HIS MENTAL HEALTH.
OVER THE YEARS, I HAVE HAD SEVERAL rounds OF THERAPY TO HELP ME TRY TO LIVE A REGULAR LIFE WITHOUT SOCIALLY CRIPPLING ANXIETY AND PARANOIA.
I NEVER THOUGHT I'D BE ABLE TO WRITE ONE CHAPTER, LET ALONE A WHOLE BOOK! BUT, ONCE I STARTED, THE STORY FLOWED AND I'M NOW WORKING ON THE SECOND DRAFT REWRITE WHICH IS AN EXPERIENCE IN ITSELF. IT'S CURRENTLY 125,000 WORDS/400+ PAGES WHICH I NEED TO EDIT CONSIDERABLY BEFORE PUBLISHING IT.
I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT IT HAS BEEN THE BEST THERAPY I'VE EVER done.
I CAN'T WAIT TO EVENTUALLY HAVE SOMETHING THAT I'M HAPPY TO SHARE WITH THE WORLD.
FEEL FREE TO GET IN TOUCH BELOW AND I WILL LET YOU KNOW MORE DETAILS.
Thank you!
