The cringe that was my first (unpublished) novel

Story time.

My first published novel, which many of you have read, was “The Atlantis Papyrus.” It came out in 2019 and took about 1.5 years to write. It continues to do well and most readers go on to read the rest of the series.

But was that my first attempt?

No.

In 2010, when I was living in London (which I love, by the way, and the weather didn’t bother me one bit, but I digress), I made my first attempt at novel writing. I shudder at that, but we all learn from our follies.

The name of the book was “14 Days.” It was about a serial killer in London, a very disgruntled man upset…

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