My current work in progress is a literary novel that follows young traveller Alex on her journey around the fictional continent of Midamia, striving to hold down her job writing for a famous guidebook, while trying to find and win back her lost love, the elusive M’tva. Alex is smart and resourceful, but suffers doubts about her abilities as a writer and her choices as a traveller. Her journey takes her to three of Midamia’s countries, imaginary places that chime with readers’ own experiences in unexpected ways. Surreal humour and an appreciation for the absurd characterise the novel, which also tackles profound themes as Alex grapples with representation in her writing and belonging in her life.
Novel
C. S. Mee
Writer