My last post was in August, and time has flown since. This is intended to be a catch up on what I have been up to and what lies ahead.

New Beginnings? Not the Bucks Fizz song, but a way of describing where I am now. Last time out I said I was writing again, turned out I was wrong. I was tinkering, and not much more. Since then I have been through the trauma of a house sale and moving into my own house on my own for the first time in 25 years. Its a strange feeling. The last year or so has been tough – I have been through grief, anger, a lot of confusion and I hope I am now starting to emerge from that. There are still a lot of ups and down but with the support of family, friends and the dogs I will get through it.

I just didn’t expect to find myself in this position, after a chain of events I could never have predicted and would not wish on my worst enemy. Anyway, I am still here and I remind myself just how bloody lucky I am.

Moving house is one of the most stressful things you can do, and we certainly went through the mill with it. I am now moved and settled. So its time to prove I was not a one trick pony. I think I proved that – I had sold 3 books! It wasn’t my fault what happened. That taste of being a published author makes me want it more than ever before.

So, rather than try to hawk the Triton Run, its sequel Jovian Sunset (which is complete) and a partially written conclusion to the trilogy around agents and publishers I think I will go again with something ‘new’. So I am editing a complete, standalone novel and will query that will finishing another project. I really must get going now and go hard into 2027.

Since August, I have kept busy. Football is back and I pleased with Iraola’s start. He is a likeable chap and we are trying to play attacking football. Work has been bonkers, a case I am involved in was named one of the ‘cases of the year’ and I have managed to get to several gigs. There was Megan Moroney on the spur of the moment, Bon Jovi with my son at Wembley, Brandon Flowers (from the Killers) on his small solo tour promoting a country record and then Duran Duran twice, once doing their normal show and a traditional Halloween show. If I ever do give up writing this will just turn into a music blog!