Work in Progress

''Funny as hell. Formally inventive. Daringly concise'' C. M. Taylor

They''ve all got a book in them, unfortunately.

In December 2016, Julia Greengage, aspiring writer and resting actor, puts up a poster in her local library inviting people to join a new writers'' group. The group will exchange constructive feedback and ''generally share in the pains and pleasures of this excruciating yet exhilarating endeavour we call Literature''.

Seven people, each in their own way a bit of a work in progress, heed the call.

There¿s Keith, a mercenary sci-fi geek who can write 5,000 words before breakfast and would sell his mother for a book deal. Tom, a suburban lothario with an embarrassing secret. Peter, a conceptual artist whose main goal in life is to make everyone else feel uncomfortable. Alice, who¿s been working on her opening sentence for over nine months. Jon, a faded muso with a UFO complex. Blue, whose doom-laden poems include ¿Electrocuted An