A Very Big Thank You!

For years, my stories lived in notebooks, scattered documents, and half-finished drafts—characters and scenes I kept returning to, reshaping, rewriting, and polishing whenever life allowed. I’d have bursts of momentum where a plot finally clicked into place, followed by long stretches where the work was quieter: tweaking dialogue, cutting chapters that didn’t earn their place, and trying to make the emotional beats land the way they did in my head. It’s funny how writing can feel both intensely personal and strangely invisible at the same time—like you’re building something solid, brick by brick, in a room nobody can see.

But that’s the thing about persistence. It adds up. And after years of coming up with the stories, then rewriting, editing, and rewriting again (and again…), I’ve finally reached the point where these books aren’t just ideas anymore—they’re real. They’re out in the world. People are reading them. And that still feels a little surreal when I stop and think about it.

My debut novel, The Light Between Us, was the first big leap — the book that took me from “one day I’ll finish this” to “this is real, and it’s going out into the world.” It taught me patience in the truest sense: not just waiting for inspiration to strike, but showing up for the story again and again, trusting that each rewrite, each tightened scene, each awkward sentence wrestled into shape was part of the process of becoming what it was always meant to be. At its heart, it’s a story about two young artists, people who see the world a little differently — through colour, texture, light, and emotion — and that naturally shaped the way I wrote it. The prose leans a little more lyrical and “flowery” in places, because that’s how these characters experience life: everything is heightened, observed, felt. They notice details other people might miss; they attach meaning to small moments; they speak in the language of longing, creativity, and hope. So releasing it was equal parts excitement and nerves. You pour so much of yourself into a book — and in this one, I really did pour in the softer, more poetic part of my voice — and then one day you press publish and it’s no longer only yours. It belongs to the reader. That’s terrifying… and also, when someone connects with it, the most rewarding part of the whole process.

And now my follow-up, Tracks in Time, is out too — and I genuinely can’t quite believe the response. It’s been picking up some wonderful reviews, and I’ve been blown away by the kindness of people who’ve taken the time not just to read, but to tell me what the story meant to them. Unlike The Light Between Us, this one is written in a much more conversational style, because the heart of the book is in the friendships — the everyday chats, the teasing, the small check-ins, the honest moments people share when they trust each other. Tracks in Time is built around the idea that the smallest moments — the almost-missed connections, the brief kindnesses, the tiny choices we hardly notice — can ripple through years. So to see readers picking up on that, and to hear that it stayed with them long after they finished, is honestly the best feedback I could hope for.

One of the most enjoyable parts of this stage has been getting my presentation and branding to match how I want the books to feel. I’ve recently redesigned all my covers, including my two Christmas stories, The Man Who Saved Christmas and A Christmas List of Second Chances, and I’m genuinely so happy with the new designs. Covers are such a strange blend of art and marketing—they have to signal genre, mood, and tone in a split second—but when they click, they really do become part of the book’s identity. Seeing the whole collection looking cohesive and “me” has been a proper milestone.

The other milestone, without question, has been the reviews. I know authors say it all the time, but it’s true: reviews really help. They help other readers discover the books, they help Amazon understand who to show them to, and on a personal level, they’re the fuel that keeps you going—especially as an indie author building things one reader at a time. So if you’ve read any of my books and left a review (even a short one), please know I’m genuinely grateful. I’ve been blown away.

If you’d like to keep up with what I’m working on next—new stories, cover reveals, updates, the occasional behind-the-scenes post—please follow me on Instagram and Facebook. And if you’ve got any questions or comments, feel free to drop me a line. I love hearing from readers, and I’m always happy to chat about books, writing, and the messy, brilliant process of getting stories from your head onto the page.

All my books are available on Amazon, and if you do pick one up, I hope it finds you at exactly the right moment.

And truly—thank you. For reading. For sharing. For reviews. For support.
It means more than I can put into words.