I'm thrilled to announce the release of my second novel. We're familiar with the traditional settings of broken children in literature: concrete estates, cramped tower blocks, and city streets. We're familiar with the causes. County lines and gang loyalty. Turf wars and violence. Status measured in territory and allegiances. The familiar landscapes where damaged children are made, right? But trauma doesn't respect postcodes. Twelve-year-old Alex lives in different geography e

So, I asked Claude AI to review Bonkas. My thought process was that most publishers will move towards AI reading submissions to sort the...

Why? At its core, BONKAS was born from anger to be honest. Anger at an unregulated UK funeral industry. When Tracey passed away in 2022, I trusted the local "family-run" funeral directors to handle arrangements with dignity and respect. Instead, they treated her with contempt. The shocking discovery that our supposedly independent funeral director was actually one of nearly 1,000 owned by a corporate PLC was just the beginning. My complaints were met with corporate stonewalli

So here it is. My debut novel. It all feels a little bonkers. Self-published maybe. But published all the same. And hey, if a publisher or media company likes what they see, that would be amazing. What started as a cathartic exercise turned into a book. I learnt a lot on the way. As a debut author, I've attempted to create a psychological exploration of perception, truth, and the complexities of human nature. Through what I hope is a layered narrative, I've tried to examine h