Sonny began writing fiction late in life.
During the 2020 Covid lockdown in Beijing, Sonny completed the Start Writing Fiction course from Future Learn. Two exercises from week two were to describe a writing space, and to imagine a character.
These two exercises became the first chapter of this book, as Sonny continued writing. The simple exercise in a writing course became a series of five character-driven stories focused around the life of the main character, Judy Vernon.
Experiential travel, living in different countries, and working in remote and unusual locations, through seven different careers, has introduced Sonny to a range of unusual characters, broken people, and misfits who fuel the characters he brings to life in his writing.
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One Day
I Will Die
In a city gripped by terror, Judy Vernon navigates love, loss, and the chilling presence of a serial killer.
Judy faces loss at every turn. Her father-in-law has terminal cancer, and her friend Adrian is suffering from dementia, so Judy turns to her best friend, Ali for support, awakening a hidden darkness in Ali’s girlfriend, Rae.
When Ali becomes the killer’s target, and her life is on the line, forbidden desires and fractured friendships converge, as an attempt on Ali’s life leaves her in a coma, fighting for survival. The same day, the serial killer strikes again.
Emotionally damaged, Detective Daphne Loader recognizes him, but will she be able to stop him, or will he end her?
The killer turns his attention to Judy, who feels the killer’s blade against her throat.
Will Judy survive? Who will save the city?
In her professional life, Judy focuses on turning a vacant lot into a public space, after her parents-in-law accidentally acquire the property.
Meanwhile, Judy writes her new book about broken people interviewing a selection of people who have recovered from broken lives, and bringing an ensemble cast of characters, including a germaphobic agoraphobe, a male prostitute, and rapist about to marry his victim, into her once empty life.
Finally, Myron and Judy acquire a second restaurant, offering Alison a share and the position of manager, which brings her pheromones and behavior under control.
When Myron seems ready to suggest a polyamorous relationship with Alison, Judy believes her life is close to perfect, but a traffic accident changes their lives forever.
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