Author Diana Jackson
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Music that’s shaped my life (3) ~ and my writing
Resilience, survival and determination have been the backbone of my life and are reflected in my writing too. Believing in deep reciprocal love too. Harriet in Riduna survived, just as I did. Gloria Gaynor’s song became an anthem for many of us and if anyone embodies resilience and survival in my writing, it is Dot…
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What Music has Shaped your Life?(2) ~ It has certainly influenced my own writing
I have an eclectic mix of music favourites and these go back to my childhood. Those of us born in the 1950’s, myself only 13 years after the end of WW2, were shaped by the ‘make-do-and-mend’ way of life when we didn’t expect, or ask for much. We were talking today that having a coffee…
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What Music has Shaped your Life? (1) ~ Messages to Authors and Musicians Alike
Last weekend The Times had an article about The Zombies: “This will be their (60th) year” A St Albans band, where I grew up, It is with fondness that I remember watching them back in their day, at the Civic Centre. Great band. The article goes on to ask whether they were an unlucky band,…
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My Place to Write ~ A Place to Call Home
My place to write has much improved since my husband has finally put up some pictures for me. Since it was the first room we decorated in the house back in 2015, he has been reluctant to make holes in the pristine walls! I am now surrounded by family photographs above my desk and items…
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Should Authors Write an e-will?
As Pink Floyd sang on the iconic Dark Side of the Moon … Waking Up to a Reality Check I’m just about reaching that age when I’ll finally receive my Old Age Pension soon and following attending a funeral recently I woke up realising I needed a reality check. I was also prompted by an…
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Celebrating the first positive reviews for ‘Janus ~ Gateway to Heaven on Earth’
This book, brought out in memory of the authors, my parents Arthur and Patricia Jackson, has enjoyed its first positive reviews. The first, a four star review, gives the reader’s thoughts, background to the book but without spoilers. A Memoir of Island Life “This is a memoir of life on the island of Alderney in…
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Choosing a Book Title
Background Choosing a book title is a personal thing. Some authors know the title before they begin to write, in fact it appears miraculously as they are doing their research. Others wait until they have written the first draft. On reading and editing it a title appears as being an obvious choice. Then there are…
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Diana’s March Book Review ~ The Girl from the Channel Islands by Jenny Lecoat
Here is my amazon review giving this book 5 stars: “It was ‘Channel Islands’ in the title which drew me to buy this novel. I have family links with the islands. This was a gripping story, full of emotions, tragedy, fear, love, risk ~ drama. Although it was a history I am so familiar with,…