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Poor Josh has been stuck in the loft for five years. That's how long I’ve been working on Alumni – Reverberations . It’s part of the Hiding Behind The Couch series and started life as Alumni (Season 8). That was in 2017, after I published  Reunions (Season 7 – which ended with Josh bravely climbing that ladder), but for various reasons, I had to set Alumni aside. Even now, I can’t honestly say the end is in sight, but it’s a lot closer than it was, which is good news for Josh. OK, minor spoiler: he does eventually find a way down from the loft. I know because I wrote that part about three years ago. The trouble was, the further I progressed with this instalment, the harder it became…until I realised I wasn’t writing Season 8. I was writing a renaissance of Ruminations . At last, it all made sense. So here we are, five years later, and Alumni – Reverberations is still a work in progress. I haven’t decided on the final cover other than it being Ouija-board inspired. However, I...

Another CV / character profile from the  Hiding Behind The Couch series . Profiles posted so far: Kris Johansson Charlie Davenport Sean Tierney Jess Lambert Dan Jeffries Eleanor Davenport Krissi Johansson Shaunna Hennessy Andy Jeffries Adele Reeves Ade Simmons Hiding Behind The Couch  is an ongoing series about a group of friends—‘The Circle’ (the original main characters in the series), which has expanded and changed over time to include the ‘extended circle’ (additional main characters, below the circle on the right). George is up today. He’s been in the series since the beginning and is quite close to the centre  of The Circle, which means…there’s only one more Circle profile to go—next week. :) (I will do some of the other main characters next year, though.) You can find both the writing and suggested reading order for the series on this page:  deb248211.blogspot.co.uk/p/hiding-behind-couch.html NOTE: if you haven't read as far as Sea...

Another CV / character profile from the  Hiding Behind The Couch series . Profiles posted so far: Kris Johansson Charlie Davenport Sean Tierney Hiding Behind The Couch  is an ongoing series about a group of friends—‘The Circle’ (the original main characters in the series), which has expanded and changed over time to include the ‘extended circle’ (additional main characters, below the circle on the right). Today, it’s Jess Lambert’s turn. She seemed like a good choice to follow Sean (for reasons that become apparent in the stories—see teaser excerpt later in this post). You can find both the writing and suggested reading order for the series on this page:  deb248211.blogspot.co.uk/p/hiding-behind-couch.html Jess appears in both prequels and books 1–5. I shall say no more on’t. Jess Lambert Name: Jessica (Jess) Lambert Eyes: Grey Hair: Blonde, straight. Complexion: Fair Height: 5’ 9’ Weight: 10 stone Build: average Tattoos/Piercings: Both ear...

A couple of weeks ago, I posted CVs / character profiles for Kris Johansson and Charlie Davenport from the Hiding Behind The Couch series , and people liked those / found them useful, so I’m going to post the profiles for the rest of ‘The Circle’ (the original main characters in the series) and ‘extended circle’ (additional main characters, below the circle on the right)—in no particular order. Today, I present, for your delight and curiosity, Doctor Sean Tierney. It seemed an apt choice for this week, as in the HBTC universe, Sean’s birthday falls on October 5th. He’s 44 this time around (post Reunions – Season Seven ). Now, followers of the series will probably know that I don’t write the stories entirely in chronological order. The ‘seasons’ are written and published in chronological order, but when characters reveal information about their past, if there’s another story to tell, I’ll ‘go back’ and tell it. You can find both the writing and suggested reading order on th...

WIPpet numbers for 22nd February, 2017: 17 (year) - 2 (month) = 15 paragraphs from Reunions ( Hiding Behind The Couch Season Seven) It’s done! I think. :D It’s with Andrea - my friend/editor/critic/beta-reader and all-round good egg (I borrowed that phrase from her, but it fits so well). She’s freelance, and you can find her at expresseditingsolutions.co.uk . The final word count is 237k, or thereabouts, but I’m waiting on feedback on the ending, because…well, I can’t say. Nige read it, and his feedback was very useful (grumble, grumble)… Just kidding. It was useful, and he enjoyed it/felt lost once he’d finished it, which is a good thing. He’s a very honest alpha reader (methinks he also likes that title, seeing as he self-ascribed it today). So, anyway, this is probably my very last snippet from Reunions , which is sad, but it’s a relief, too. I was starting to think I’d never finish it. WIPpet Context: This is from Episode Six ( Reunions is divided into six episodes,...