I Have a Completed Manuscript!

Well here's something I never thought I'd say 3 months earlier than planned, but here we are.

My debut is now complete and I'm heading onto the editing process. These past seven months have been an absolute whirlwind and the past 4 months have been ones to forget. So to say that I have completed a novel is utterly insane!

Just quickly, I wanted to share a little life update.

As I stated in my last post I was having side effects to the umpteenth hormonal treatment to suppress my symptoms of Endometriosis. Well, that subsided in late September, while I was in exam block. Now that's over, and grades have been released, I can proudly say too that I passed with flying colours: 2 High-Distinctions, and a Distinction. Utterly insane.

Anyway, back to my now completed manuscript.

I wrote a decent chunk of this novel whilst in pain, and was a pretty great way to let myself escape reality.

While I spoke minimally regarding this novel, I didn't want to say too much as I wasn't 100% sure I wanted to publish it. But upon reading it back has actually made me self-reflect even though it was inspired by my own life. So I'm getting it ready to be published.

Again, I don't want to go into too much detail as things can change between now and publication, but I truly believe and hope that it inspires others the way that it has inspired me.

For a very long time I believed that I wasn't good enough to become and author or a doctor. I gave up on my dreams long ago.

For the past 2 years on Instagram and trying to write my two romance novels, I still believed those comments. But now, times have changed. I'm in a pretty decent back up to medicine and I am actually reconsidering it. I haven't worked on myself to settle in life.

I'm going to publish and sit the entry med school exams in 1.5 years, that way I can complete this degree and try for med school after graduation. Will my HECs be astronomical? … unfortunately. Can I work part time as a sonographer? Quite possibly.

Becoming an author was one of my aspirations in life, but I was always told I wasn't good enough. Well, time to prove people wrong. It's also why editing is great because if I published my book now … well, I think I'd be receiving many 1-stars telling me I can't write and that there's too many plot holes.

We aren't perfect.

So over the next year, I'll be readying myself to finally put a book out there in the world. And one that I am incredibly proud of.

This story is one that I feel would relate to everyone in some way. We all have faced hardship at some point, maybe not as bad as McKenna, maybe worse. How we overcome challenges is completely different too.

This was hard to write due to the amount of supressed memories that I was pulling from, as well as trying to write tough topics without overdoing it nor romanticising.

Again, editing will be useful.

You will be able to find Through the Darkness on my website where I have the trigger warning list already. I am still working on the blurb/synopsis, so you will have that as soon as it's finished.

I honestly cannot wait to share more as the year goes on as this is a story that needs to be shared. All in good time xx.