I have a half-written novel.

It was started last year, and when I took on several large projects. It sort of lost steam and took a place at the bottom of my to-do pile.

I haven’t had a chance to finish it - or give it the re-draft it so desperately needs. However, my partner and the kids are off to Tallinn again for 5-weeks from next week, and with other projects being rather slow at the moment, I should be able to give the book some genuine time and concentration. Armed with a regular full night’s sleep, copious amounts of good coffee, and an empty house, I really shouldn’t have any excuses not to get at least a re-draft and another 20,000 words completed (which will bring it towards completion).

The main story is robust, but the characters need some work - they’re maybe just a little-bit too stylised and could do with a dash of realism. I also need to change one of the places visited due to regional politics - Romania is now in the EU, which rather screws the narrative (you’ll see).

Wish me luck!