My first attempt at writing a political thriller/adventure has passed an important milestone.

This was a far more difficult exercise than I anticipated; with the endless research and theorising dragging the writing process through additional weeks and months, causing considerable stress and fatigue.

But it’s done now and I’m very happy with the result at this early stage.

I’ve not looked at the manuscript for almost four weeks, so now it is time to start the final editing process. After adding a little more detail and correcting elements I may have overlooked, I anticipate the word count will nudge nearer to 65,000 words.

If all goes to plan, ‘The Vision’ should be released early next year.