PURIFICATION was the book where I earned my writing chops and started to think big in terms of where I wanted the AUTUMN series to go.
When I first started writing the original AUTUMN novel back, I wasn't bothered what caused the infection that wiped out the human race.
The AUTUMN movie was released in 2008 to a torrent of abuse. It creaks and it groans. It was made on a shoestring budget and it shows.
This begins many years ago, when I worked as a manager in a processing centre for a bank, looking after around 100 staff.
Today sees the launch in the UK of two new AUTUMN releases from Gollancz. First up is THE COMPLETE AUTUMN - all 5 novels.
AUTUMN started intentionally small but grew rapidly in size, its cast of characters growing with each new novel.
By the time I’d finished writing the second AUTUMN novel - THE CITY - I was already plotting the third - PURIFICATION.
For me, writing usually begins with an ending, then I work my way back to the beginning of a story. Not so with the second AUTUMN novel.
I'm busy with new projects but there are a couple of AUTUMN re-releases out this week in the UK and Spain.
With the release of AUTUMN: AFTERMATH now just over a month away I thought it was about time I told you a little more about the book.