The idea of these blogs is to answer the most common questions I get asked about writing.

The question for the first blog was easy: “How is the book doing?”

The next most common questions are much harder to answer: “What is it like to write a novel and how do you do it?”

Oof!

Do I back down in the face of the challenge and avoid blogging my version of a reply?

No chance!

Have I done six different versions of this blog because it’s hard to write it without sounding like a pompous arse?

Yes!

So: hero or blowhard? You can decide. But only after you’ve clicked through and read the blog …

My second novel, Salvation, turns 1 today!

I’m often asked, “how’s the book doing?” I understand the question, but it’s a hard one to answer, and even if I do figure out how to answer it, my response will never be complete or representative.

So, instead, I lapse into classic British male behaviour, say “Pretty good”, and then talk vaguely about some book-related thoughts before changing the subject. 

Until now.