Planning a novel
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How to Create an Imaginary Setting for a Novel
Draw a map Draw out a basic map with streets, footpaths, houses, shops and any other key places. Make it large enough to add to. Link it to other towns, real or imaginary, with arrows at the edge of the page. (eg Bedford 5 miles) Add in railway stations and bus stations, if they feature…
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How to Create an Imaginary Setting for a Novel
Draw a map Draw out a basic map with streets, footpaths, houses, shops and any other key places. Make it large enough to add to. Link it to other towns, real or imaginary, with arrows at the edge of the page. (eg Bedford 5 miles) Add in railway stations and bus stations, if they feature…
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The True Story of Harriet Hopkins (1871) daughter of Jane Hopkins (Renier)
Harriet is the protagonist of RIDUNA. Here’s her true story as far as we know it but in a nutshell: Harriet Hopkins (known as Jane in Guernsey and subsequently) was my great grandmother. She lived on Alderney but moved to Guernsey between 1881 and 1890 and subsequently married my grandfather Thomas Jackson in 1890 on…