[Dottore]

Thanks for the kind words guys.

I left a very fine career in order to write fiction - just because that was what I always really wanted to do and life is short. It was one of those situations where absolutely everyone I knew - except my wife - advised me to keep my day job, but the day job was so intense and time consuming that writing on the side was out of the question.

So fast forward: Typing 'The End' was very sweet. An excellent publisher purchased an option some time ago - so the next few weeks and months will be all about negotiating the right deal.

But it's looking good - and when I think back to my former partners who are still on the treadmill I feel extremely lucky.