Who Is Maximum Beans?

Maximum Beans is a writer of speculative fiction and a technology enthusiast, living in the North-West of England. His main hobby (writing aside) is reading over one hundred books a year whilst drinking enough coffee to make this possible. His coffee machine is the second greatest love of his life and has a strength dial that goes up to eleven. Author. Pun machine. Chewer of coffee beans. Dragon fanatic. Capable of giving someone a look so flat that it can be slid under a door.

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Current Writing Projects

Away With Your Fairies

Active

First Draft

31.8% 25,472 / 80,000 words

My current project

Riding The Light

Paused

Second Draft

I really like this one and will hopefully be returning to finish it soon.

Shattered Angel

Planned

Planning

0% 0 / 50,000 words

My 2026 November Writing Challenge

2026 November Writing Challenge 0 / 50,000 words

Status Updates

17 September 2026 · 12:00 AM

Before I do my November Writing Challenge this year, I'm really going to have to buy a replacement battery for my ageing laptop. The poor Wyvern is from 2019 and it's difficult to focus on writing in a coffee shop when you're subconscious nags you repeatedly to check your battery level.

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16 September 2026 · 11:56 PM

Placeholder book cover for the science-fiction story Shattered Angel

I had a sudden inspiration last week that broke me out of the "oh no, what am I going to write in November!?" panic spiral and gave me something cool to think about. This year I will be writing a story called "Shattered Angel".

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