I blame Jo

I blame Ms Barbarella. she commented on one of my stories, as she often does. and it collided with my writing method, which is to construct a solid back story for every meaningful character.

I am now 11,000 words into bringing Neil's back story to life. In two evenings of writing.

STOP IT, JO!

Seriously... apologies for the resultant hiatus in 'Mates', but Neil and Maddy have my writerism by the scruff of the neck.