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In every day life, John Jackson, a former Ship's Captain now retired. He still retains an avid interest in the Hash House Harriers, Rugby, Food, Romantic Fiction, Philately, etc etc etc.

Monday, August 23, 2021

Novel Points of View: Multi-tasking

Novel Points of View: Multi-tasking:   This month I find myself in the unusual situation of working on two novels at once. I often overlap writing them – typically having one n...

Monday, August 2, 2021

Novel Points of View: FOOD STORIES

Novel Points of View: FOOD STORIES: Hello reading friends!  THEMES When writers write for a while, themes can emerge, and one of the topics that interests me is food. This will...

Monday, July 5, 2021

Novel Points of View: Audiobooks for the win!

Novel Points of View: Audiobooks for the win!: Fasten your seatbelts, readers. I'm pretty certain this post is going to get some of you pretty riled up, but I've recently gone thr...

Saturday, June 26, 2021

Novel Points of View: The Power of Sunshine

Novel Points of View: The Power of Sunshine: I am writing this while sitting in our newly built garden room. It’s a home office, but we’ve put a sofa in it as well as a desk as I like t...

Friday, June 18, 2021

Sunday, June 6, 2021

Novel Points of View: Basic Instinct - friend or foe?

Novel Points of View: Basic Instinct - friend or foe?: Instinct:  the way people or animals naturally react or behave, without having to think or learn about it Cambridge Dictionary I read somewh...

Sunday, May 23, 2021

Novel Points of View: The Great Scrivener Debate

Novel Points of View: The Great Scrivener Debate: Hands up if you’ve used Scrivener. (Barely raises hand) Starting a new novel is always exciting. I’m writing my fifth historical now, an...