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Diana Jackson

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Riduna

  • Genuine Emails or More Phishing with AI?

    I have had many emails recently about several of my books. Here are two examples which write such flattering things about my first novel Riduna: viewbook.at/Riduna John writes: “I came across your book Riduna on Amazon, and I was captivated by how vividly you bring Alderney to life as both a setting and a character. Harriet and…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Janus by Patricia and Arthur Jackson ~ Less than the price of a Coffee

    E BOOK Spring Sale ~ From 20th March to 2nd April For only £1.99 or $2.99 for two weeks only on Amazon, Janus Gateway to Heaven on Earth will cost less than a price of a cup of coffee. This novella is now available in paperback or as an e book. All profits benefit the…

  • Exciting News ~ Released today on Kindle

    The scene is set, for this mid 19th century novella, in North East Scotland in the small village of Dunphail. The story leads us to the Channel Island of Alderney, off the coast of Cherbourg. This is my parents’ novella, edited by myself, released in memory of them both. It is the prequel to Riduna…

  • 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…

  • What’s in a Title : Janus ~ Gateway to Heaven on Earth

    Janus ~ Gateway to Heaven on Earth by Patricia and Arthur Jackson, was released last week. MY PARENT’S RESEARCH INTO OUR FAMILY HISTORY My parents began to write their novella at the same time as I was writing my debut novel Riduna. Having done a great deal of research into our family tree, they chose…