- Aug 24, 2020

From notebook to novel

How do random scribbles in a notebook turn into a finished novel? I thought I'd show you some (spoiler free) pages from the notebooks I kept as I was working on my new psychological thriller, Final Cut, and explain some of the thoughts therein.

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