Redundancy and the way forwards...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

2021 looks to be giving us everything that its big brother offered us... is this a hurdle, or is it an opportunity?

The scariest thing EVER in the history of my whole life happened to me on Christmas Eve. I was made redundant from work.

Now, this is partly what I wanted, as it means that I no longer have to fix people's email... but, it does mean that there is no longer any regular income coming in! So, I am pushing my books, like a jockey on the final furlong (or is it furlough?) of the Grand National horse race.

2021 has promise, but it will be hard work, and a long hard slog, however I do believe that I have the determination to make a success out of it.

My books have been receiving great reviews. I released Butterflies towards the end of last year. This was a diversion from my norm (doesn't that sound familiar?) but it was well received. It has since garnered quite a few positive reviews.

I also released an audiobook version of Christmas Carol, narrated my Liam Scott, with incidental music and atmosphere from Clare Scott, both of Ginificant Productions.

This year I have three novels and one graphic novel to push onto you unsuspecting victims... One is TimeRipper that I have been working on for some time now, and I feel that it is ready to be unleashed onto the world. It is a sci-fi thriller, based loosely around the Jack the Ripper mythos...

Next up will be another diversion for me. My very first children's novel. A Seagull's Tale. This is a delightful tale about deception and collusion within a colony of seagulls living in a rock, just off the mainland. There is artwork inside the book, all done by a long term colleague, and partner in the Christmas Carol book, Joe Matthews.

Then I will have (finally) finished my long worked upon graphic novel DeathDay Presents. A horror comedy based in Hell... all the artwork is (almost) in, and I just need to work on the lettering, sort the cover out and get some printed!

After that will be the long winded (titled) horror/comedy/b-movie homage: Mutant Superhero Zombie Killing Disco Cheerleaders from Outer Space (with Uzis)... this should be out just in time for Halloween!

Thats all for me right now. I have to go and write more of my WIP, The Vaccine Machine (nothing to do with Covid 19, or 20, or even 21)...

See you all soon, I hope. Have a safe, warm, and enjoyable 2021... if we work together we can beat this...

Adieu

Dave.