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Diana Jackson

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  • A Transformation to my Site here is Imminent!

    I will not be posting for a couple of weeks because this site will be undergoing a transformation. The changes may be gradual, or dramatic at times. Please bear with me when there are unavoidable errors in formatting and layout, due to updating the theme. The current theme is now obsolete and unsupported. I originally…

  • One Step Nearer Publication ~ A New Year ~ A New Beginning

    Hi folks. Just a brief update The manuscript for my new novel is completed, edited, formatted and ready to go. The cover is being designed as I write this blog and so the aim is that it will be released in January 2027. Although this book is the sequel to MISSING Past and Present, both…

  • What does AI say about The Healing Paths of Fife by Diana Jackson

    Summary The Healing Paths of Fife: A Fantasy – Memoir by Diana Jackson is an allegorical blend of a personal travel diary and fantasy fiction. It chronicles the author’s real-life relocation to Scotland alongside a deeply spiritual journey of self-discovery. [1, 2] The Premise The book begins after a major life transition: Diana is made…

  • Our Dip into the Edinburgh Fringe

    We are only 40 minutes away from the capital of Scotland and so decided to pick up a brochure for the Fringe this year. Two events caught our eye: Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon at Edinburgh Planetarium, which we went to last Thursday. This was absolutely fab! We sat back, listened and watched…

  • Diana’s August Book Review ~ The Eights by Joanna Miller

    Here’s another book I picked up by chance at Waterstones, Kirkcaldy. I ought to buy shares in the company! Why did I choose this book? I love historical fiction and the period caught my eye too; the twenties, after the end of WW1, when Oxford University first admitted female students. My attention was captured! A…

  • Can AI help a cash strapped author ~ Q -Which key words does AI suggest for MURDER Now and Then?

    I was reading about AI one day and, just as a matter of interest, I clicked on Gemini for the first time (on purpose ~ I’ve done it a few times by accident!) to see what Key words it might come up with for one of my books: For MURDER Now and Then, Gemini writes:…

  • Half Way Through 2026 ~ Where am I now in my plans, hopes and dreams?

    We have just passed the longest day and now is a time when we experience light for about 19 hours in Scotland, dependent on the weather. Here’s a general catch up in what I’m doing: WIP My current work in progress is complete (HOORAY!), has undergone proof-reading, editing for content, authenticity and copy. It has…

  • Chelsea Flower Show and Writing a Novel Today

    For my birthday, my husband treated me to a trip to the Chelsea Flower Show, quite an effort considering we live in Scotland. We made it into a two and a half day trip, meeting a dear friend Rita on the first afternoon, having made an early start in catching the 6am train. Rita lives…