I joined the Writers' Forum way back in 2006. With one thing and another, and with real life getting in the way, my screenwriting always suffered. But now...

In May this year, I approached my 55th birthday and asked myself what I really wanted. I looked at the new job 'd just started (four days in as a sawyer), looked at my hands and I knew the time had come... To take some of the pension pot, hole up in my flat, write the screenplay that I'd been plotting for two years, and get it submitted.

FLEX is the result of that gamble. It's a 1 hour 50 minute screenplay based around the TT races. I can't write it any better than I have. It's ready for the annual submission to the BBC.

This is the big one for me. No more messing around. Second screenplay already started, but if this is my pinnacle, I'll be proud of what I've just achieved.

Thanks to everybody over the years for all the laughs and advice. Much appreciated. Daryl (MC)