“My mind is all over the place, I can’t sleep, I worry constantly, I no longer see the good in anything. I used to be such a positive person but now, I truly feel as if I am going OUT OF MY MIND!”
“Do you really believe that, that there is nothing left?”
“Yes, I do!”
“What about your heart? You have a heart. Put your hand to your chest. Feel it beating. You are not merely alive, that precious thing you hold in your hand drives you, INSTINCTIVELY! And it feeds on love, on kindness, on giving and receiving. There is a world in need. STAND UP! And get that mind in order. You are in charge now!”
Before graduating in English Literature at the University of Edinburgh in 1995, I worked as a master joiner/carpenter. Following graduation from university, I studied for a post-graduate diploma in Community Education and worked as a literacy tutor in Community Learning and Development. I have gained education awards and published an academic paper on the use of Scots language in family literacy work. I have produced teachers' notes for the Scottish Book Trust.
My first work of fiction, Justified Sinner, was completed in 2016. Since then I have published three more novels in the JP Associate series.
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