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Diana Jackson

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  • A Big Thank You!

    Today’s post is to say thank you, firstly to the people who worked with me to organise last Weekend’s Blog Tour. Then to the followers who promoted my posts and finally to share what I have learnt. Firstly there’s Debra Brown, who seems to work tirelessly to keep up a blog which never ceases to surprise.…

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  • GOOD NEWS ~ DIANA JACKSON’S WEEKEND BLOG TOUR

    I am pleased to announce this weekend’s blog tour from: Friday 15th February to Monday 18th March FRIDAY ~Launching this tour on Friday 15th February I will be a guest blogger on Debra Brown’s historical blog which is well worth a follow. You will gain an insight into some of the interesting and intriguing research…

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  • BBC Radio Solent. Diana and Colin have a chat with Katie Martin

    I met Colin van Geffen, (the local artist who designed my covers and historian who checked some of my facts) outside the Bitterne Heritage Centre. Both Ancasta ~ Guide me Swiftly Home and Riduna are for sale there. It seemed a fitting place to meet since that’s where my research in the area began several…

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  • My Journey into Publishing part 3 ~

    Seeking the Experts and Creating a Workable Structure Once I had made the decision to set up a small publishing company in the autumn of 2011 I needed to carry out a great deal of research. I gleaned mountains of information from books, websites and writer’s magazines. In fact, many writers have written books about…

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  • Journey into the Publishing World Part 1!

    In my journey into writing I have discovered several ways to publish. People talk about Traditional Publishing versus Self Publishing, but I don’t see these as in competition with each other but offering alternative services. To many the Traditional route is a distant dream, worth striving for at all costs, but to others there are…

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  • Memories of My ‘Bookiful’ Weekend

    While the whole of the UK are experiencing Olympic withdrawal symptoms, I thought I’d share snapshots of memories of my own eventful weekend, last week. It was a marathon in itself! Thursday 2nd August Stopped off to say a big thank you to Rachel Holmes and Colonel Bullied at the Hampshire Regiment Museum in Winchester:…

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  • A ‘Bookiful’ Weekend of Events!

    If you have not been lucky enough to have tickets for the Olympics and you want a change from watching events on the TV then come along and say hello at one of my fun events next weekend. 1. ‘Bookiful’ Event Number One! WHEN? Friday 3rd August at 7.30 pm, pray for a fine evening please!…

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  • Shuttleworth ~ 5th August Book Signing

    On Sunday 5th August I will be signing copies of Ancasta ~ Guide me Swiftly Home at The Shuttleworth Air Pageant Day. As members of SVAS we try to get over to several air shows at Shuttleworth each year and I was given a considerable amount of support by John and Richard in the archives, both…

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