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Diana Jackson

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Historical Fiction

  • A Salt Splashed Cradle by Chris Longmuir

    I met Chris in the craft tent at Glamis Castle Vehicle Extravaganza and after a chat I bought a signed copy of this book. It was a thoroughly enjoyable read, all the more so because I am gradually exploring Scotland and will be heading to Montrose in a few weeks. Chris’s colourful description of the…

  • World War One Heroes ~ a Personal Tribute

    As we arrive at the final days of the 100th anniversary of the end of World War One I would like to make a personal tribute to my Grandfather and Great Uncles. On 6th August 1918 Raymond Jackson (who the family called Tom) of the 3rd Dragoon Guards died as a prisoner of war in…

  • Is your favourite character in a novel always the protagonist?

    This question was posed to me the other day and got me thinking. Even in my own writing my favourite character isn’t always the protagonist. In ‘Riduna‘ for example, my first novel ~ historical fiction set on the island of Alderney in the Victorian era, Harriet, the protagonist, is key to every part of the…

  • Extracts of ‘Murder Now and Then’ and the dangers of writing in the ‘soon-to-be’ future

    Should I update my opening scene? What do you think in the light of Brexit and Inderef. I began my murder mystery ‘Murder Now and Then’ with a prologue to set the scene: “The Prologue May 9th 2019 ‘I wouldn’t kill my husband. How could you think such a thing?’ Joanna sat on the grey plastic…

  • To the Supportive Blogging Community – Thank you!

    Rewarding, Mutually supportive, fun, uplifting, encouraging, delightful … ~ oh that was so good! In an adjective deprived literary universe it is such a relief to let them flow, especially when talking about the blogging world. An author who ignores this gift of reaching out to other bloggers in the community of writers, deprives themselves…

  • Amelia Pasch ~ Author of Murder in Mind ~ A 15th Century Thriller

    A warm welcome to my blog, Amelia: what inspired you to write historical fiction, in the 15th century especially? Thank you for inviting me, Diana. There is a two-part answer to this. I have read historical fiction for a number of years so writing it seemed the way forward when I took up writing full…

  • ‘INTRIGUING ~ MYSTERIOUS ~ COMPLEX’ – ‘Murder, now and then’ is out now in paperback

    It is exciting to announce that the paperback version of ‘Murder, now and then’ is now available on Amazon.co.uk and on Amazon.com It will take another month (July 2014) before it is available to order from bookshops or for libraries unless directly from the publisher at enquiries@eventispress.co.uk The cover is designed by Emma Black from…

  • Festive Christmas Deal ~99Cents 14th-20th December!

    Ancasta Guide me Swiftly Home, historical fiction set between 1910 and 1920 in Southampton, the Solent area and The Channel Islands is 99Cents  for one week only on KINDLE. ~A HEARTFELT READ ~ L Simms Top 100 Reviewer!           ~VERY ENJOYABLE BOOK~                  …