Interview #73 | He Lost Everything to a Publishing Scam... But Refused to Quit | C. Toms-Arbel on Writing ‘The Mannequins’

Interview #73 | He Lost Everything to a Publishing Scam... But Refused to Quit | C. Toms-Arbel on Writing ‘The Mannequins’

Debut crime author C. Toms-Arbel reveals how a publishing scam nearly ended his dream before it began. From growing up with talipes to writing The Mannequins, he shares how obsession, resilience, and dark inspiration shaped his story. What drove him to keep going when everything fell apart?


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