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About Payment
Payment is my first novel. I'm late to novel writing, but I’ve been writing plays for 25 years. The idea for Payment came to me while I was working for the RSPB. I started thinking: what would a determined and dedicated person do to fight animal abuse and cruelty? How far would he be willing to go? What inner turmoil would he face? And perhaps most importantly—how would he get away with it?

I mulled it over for several months and thought, “Maybe there’s a novel here.” But how do you write a novel? You just sit at the keyboard and get started. Three months later, I’d written Payment.

Was it easy? Some of it was. Certain characters almost wrote themselves. Others were less cooperative—especially towards the end! When you’ve invested your time reading a book, the least you deserve is a good ending. After much deliberation, I think I came up with a great one.

I want to thank my friends for their support through each chapter—their thoughtful feedback and careful editing made all the difference.

Payment 2 is underway. More soon.

Keith Clarke

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​July 2025