I am excited. Over the last few weeks, head down and going over The Journal one last time, I felt a sense of elation. Unlike the whirlwind production that was Tom Corven,  this book has gone through multiple versions and numerous reader cycles in an attempt to nail it before publishing. I loved the seat-of-the-pants podcast delivery of TC but the Dreamwords story is complex and wide-sweeping and I was worried that (if I was not careful) I would end up with something akin to the TV series, ‘Lost’. Unlike that show, I always knew where Dreamwords was going but it would have been too easy to take one twist too many and a mystery beyond its breaking point. The Journal is still only one piece of the puzzle but (to me) it feels coherent and exciting.

Working in isolation, a writer is prey to subjectivity. I will not be the arbiter of its success -  you will. Thankfully, you will not have long to wait. I set a target of the end of Summer, hoping to launch digitally by 31 Aug. I’m pleased to announce that – although I’ve overshot a little, I am close to target and satisfied that I have done everything I can to make the novel worthy of its champions. To all those who have supported me in so many ways and particularly to those who responded so well to The Honesty Project; Thank You. The countdown is on.

Mark your calender for the 15th of September.