Writing, publishing deals and (possibly) going crazy

Writing, publishing deals and (possibly) going crazy

Some of you may remember I finished my third novel – provisionally called Other People’s Lies back then – last year. Roundfire Books (who trad published my first two novels) offered me a contract for it, which I was obviously over the moon about… but. Niggles. Endless, irritating niggles in my mind that wouldn’t go away.

The book wasn’t sitting right with me. It was good, it had elements I was happy with. I’d had an offer from a publisher, I s...