Maggie Ford (not her real name) contacted me a while back.

She had a story.

About what it costs to be agreeable.

About what happens when you stop being “useful.”

About pressure. Disappearance. And what comes after.

We turned that story into a book.

It’s called This Wasn’t the Plan.

It’s sharp. Unsparing. Feminist without the hashtag.

Written for the woman who’s smiled through meetings, nodded through nonsense, and still got side-lined.

It’s available now in paperback.

The Kindle and audiobook are on the way.

If you’re a man, it might sting.

Especially if you think you’re doing quite well.

I wasn’t going to write my own.

Then I did.

Crash Test is the masculine version.

Same collapse, different culture.

It’s for anyone who got everything they wanted — and still lost the plot.

If This Wasn’t the Plan is about being erased,

Crash Test is about watching yourself explode in slow motion.

They’re not sequels.

They’re a double act.

Two voices. One failure.

And what it takes to walk out of the wreckage — and not crawl back.

You can find them both now.

Just search Amazon wherever you are.

And if you’re not ready to read them?

Don’t worry.

Neither of us was ready to write them.

What That Wasn't The Plan is all about:

How Crash Test Is Different: