Chapter extracts
Short weekly extracts from each chapter of Breaking Back, released in sequence as the manuscript develops.
Substack / Weekly extracts
Breaking Back on Substack
William is developing a Substack where he will share weekly extracts from each chapter of his book, Breaking Back.
Reading plan
Weekly chapter extracts
The Substack can become the live companion to the book, giving readers a regular route through consequence, endurance, and art.
Author notes
Context around each extract: memory, recovery, art, and what the chapter is trying to hold.
Reader updates
Progress notes, publication updates, artwork links, and invitations to follow the journey.
Book structure
Three movements
The weekly extracts can follow the same structure as the book chapters page.
Consequence
The event, the crisis, and the terrifying speed with which a life can be altered.
Endurance
The hospital rooms, rehabilitation, private battles, and slow rebuilding of confidence.
Art
The drawings, paintings, and creative work that became a thread back to himself.
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