Marking My Book’s Second Birthday

The Shield Road came out two years ago!

Two years ago, I made the decision to self-publish my little fantasy book, The Shield Road. We were still at the height of the Covid pandemic, locked inside for months at a time.

I can hardly believe it’s been so long! It’s been a wild journey — the best and worst time of my life, without doubt.

Do you have time for a story?

Are you sitting comfortably?

When I moved back from Portsmouth in late 2019, just before Covid came along to throw all our lives off kilter, I hadn’t written any fiction for over a year. I’d given up on pursuing it after several years learning the craft at uni.

When Covid happened I figured, “this is my best chance.” I printed out a little three-page booklet with a mock cover on it to motivate me and as the entire world locked down, I set about writing my personal antidote — a book about adventure, about people travelling the length and breadth of their world, solving problems and getting into scrapes and just generally living. Over a year passed between the first words on the page and the final thing going on sale in March 2021.

I was floored by the response.