I learnt to write while writing the Missing Girls book one. It took me nearly eight months to complete the first book while I learnt about pacing, structure and even the most basic of writing skills. I have one of the first edits of this and will keep it forever to remind myself how far I’ve come. It was horrific, and I genuinely laugh at it, but I love how much I believed in it early on. I cannot tell you how many times I have edited book one, but I know I will always enjoy a reread.
After everything I had learnt over those months, I could not write book two fast enough. Road To Eden was edited and written within three months, had a two-week break and completed The Endgame within thirty days. I loved these characters and couldn’t get them out fast enough. I would spend my spare time musing over their dialogue and reactions, while developing unfortunate obstacles to throw in their paths. Inspiration would come at anytime, the school run, a car ride, during work and always specifically when you say you’re going to bed but your mind isn’t quite on board with the plan. No one would email me more than myself, with the notes of a madman for me to pick up when I returned to my computer to write.
It was heartbreaking to complete The Missing Girls series. I really thought I’d have to take a break from writing, but nothing distracted me more than starting a new book and that’s when I began my Empire Of Saints series. A multi-verse of nineties celebrities, Bambi Dexter, Max Wexler and Lewis Palmer, coming together during their tremulous rise to stardom.
