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New Romcom out on submission

The End? That's the easy bit. Finished. My manuscript is complete and ready to go.  But it's not the Folk Horror I planned back in January. Quick recap: at the start of the year, I had a plan to write a Folk Horror in January, polish it in Feb and submit in March.  That didn't happen. So what went wrong? I think part of the problem is that I had an idea for a Romcom bouncing around at the same time. The idea was sparked by a short story I wrote about a year go. It was only 300 words, but there was something about the voice of the narrator that I liked. Sometimes, if you find the right voice, the words just flow.  I did try putting that same voice into the Folk Horror. The results were hilarious, but in a really terrible way. And so, despite having a full plan for the Folk Horror, I kept coming back to the silly stuff. And it really is silly. A guy comes up, all geared up to propose, only to find his girlfriend holding a pair of lace knickers found hidden behind the headbo...