It’s five years since I heard that my short story, The Shopping Trolleys of Doom, had been shortlisted in Big Finish’s Doctor Who writing competition. It was published a year later in Short Trips: How the Doctor Changed My Life. Editor Simon Guerrier has compiled a “where are they
now?” blog post about the crop of writers who had their stories published in the collection, How the Doctor Changed My Life Changed My Life.

It was really exciting to have that first publication and I’ve had two more short stories published since then. If I’m honest, I’ve not come as far in five
years as I might have hoped. I’m still looking for a publisher for my novel, and I’m probably no closer to writing a Doctor Who episode for
television than I was back then!

But being realistic, of course it’s going to take time to hone my craft, to get good enough to demand the attention of publishers and the BBC. I’ve done an
awful lot in the last five years, both writing-wise, including scriptwriting courses and competition entries, adapting a novel into a play, doing an MA in
English Literature, and running Impossible Podcasts. Then there’s the small matter of getting married! Juggling writing with working life on the one hand, and being
involved with friends and family and church on the other, means that writing success won’t happen overnight.

But I’m still going to make it happen, God willing. I’m still writing, still working – just watch me!