Happy new year, everyone! I usually list all the stuff I’m going to write over the next twelve months at this time of year, but it never seems to work out exactly as I want, so let’s just say this: I will write some stuff, I don’t know how much, but I have an idea of what it will be. The best writing always takes on a life of its own and becomes more than the sum of its parts, so stay tuned, and I’ll stay hopeful.
Stay Hopeful
Published by John Payne
I write novels and short stories and draw and write cartoons. The main cartoon I'm working on at the moment is Still Life. It's about a man who sits at home on his sofa all day and yet bizarre things still happen to him. At the moment him and his sofa are stuck on a desert island. Check out Still Life Series Five: Beyond the Sofa on this site. My debut novel is out now. It's called 'A Fifth Visitor', and it's a very unofficial sequel to 'A Christmas Carol'. The story picks up five years after the events of Dickens' classic, and we see how Scrooge is getting on with his promise to always keep Christmas. A new spirit pays him a visit and convinces Scrooge that he's not doing enough to redeem himself, so they both travel to the future to save a young nurse called Grace, but there's something big that this new spirit is keeping to himself. I'm developing a website dedicated to my writing, so watch this space. One of my short stories is available on amazon kindle. If you want to check it out, it's called 'Richmond's Rarity'. It's about a late night hospital radio DJ. I've written it under my author name of John D Payne. View all posts by John Payne
JOHN D. PAYNE IS WRITING 