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Diana Jackson

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Diana Jackson

  • Diana Mary Jackson (1958) ~ Alderney

    How the island of Alderney Stole my Heart This is my final post on our family history, showing how Alderney has been indelibly imprinted upon my soul. Since I have no children I am the end of the line on this part of our family tree, which is one reason why, even though married, I…

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  • A Song of an Idea Springing from

    MISSING Past and Present Is Life Just a Roll of a Dice? My original inspiration for my latest novel was a chance finding of a dice, when walking one day. As I thought of life in terms of rolling a dice, out poured the idea for the story. Mulling this over the lyrics for a…

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  • Eventispress During Lock Down: — Eventispress

    Check out our website for more details: http://www.eventispress.co.uk Or email us: eventispress@outlook.com All books are available on Amazon too! Eventispress During Lock Down: — eventispress I just wanted to share the news of what has been going on at Eventispress since lock down. It has been tough in so many ways ~ not the greatest time…

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  • Themes in Novel Writing ~ 6 ~ Themes to Craft an Alternative Mystery Genre Novel

    Keeping up the tension in a novel ~ Typical crime mysteries In a murder mystery themes of death, fear, hatred, evil, crime and a multitude of equally negative themes keep up the tension in a novel. Of course, with a missing person theme, or in the case of my latest novel missing people, all of…

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  • MISSING, Past and Present ~Cover Reveal

    Drummmm rollllll! I’m proud to present the cover for my new mystery inspired by history MISSING, Past and Present Available at the end of February 2020 in time for leap year! On-line launch on 28th. What do you think of the cover?

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  • To Change or not to change? ~ Changing your author name

    There are many reasons why authors change their pen name: To write in a different genre. (Joanna Rowling didn’t want her book ‘Casual Vacancy’ to be identified with her Happy Potter series.) To write incognito if the author doesn’t want friends and family to identify them. To have a fresh start. To distinguish between their…

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  • A Great Big Thank You to Bakers Field and Public Image in Kirkcaldy

    Much thanks to the lovely people at Bakers Field Cafe in Tolbooth Street, Kirkcaldy (a welcoming wee cafe) and to Public Image in The Olympia Arcade, Kirkcaldy (the folks there have a vision and such positive energy) for agreeing to sell ‘The Healing Paths of Fife’ in aid of The Kirkcaldy Foodbank. Much appreciated.  

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  • The Story of Nellie Rault’s Grave ~ Lives on!!!

    Nellie Rault’s unsolved murder back in 1919, one hundred years ago, inspired my murder mystery Murder Now and Then set in two time zones, 1919 and 2019.  As I explained in my talk the other day, Nellie continues to haunt me in various ways with unsolved mysteries today including a strange email from the Luton…

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