Author Archives: journojohnson

Christmas is coming and a lot sooner than many of us would like! But amid all the commercialism, and excess drinking, eating and partying, it’s good to remind ourselves of the true Christmas message. The Association of Christian Writers have … Continue reading →

This year’s Cheltenham Literature Festival featured the theme ‘East versus West’. As various countries and their writers across the globe were covered, New Zealand also got its chance to shine with a couple of New Zealand writers – Kirsty Gunn … Continue reading →

September and October are months of celebration for my family with the birthdays of my nephew, his partner, my mother-in-law my two sons and their aunt Kate. Quite a list! However, what fun to go out and celebrate big birthdays. … Continue reading →

Hooray, book launch day has arrived. Great turn out of friends and supporters at Cheltenham’s wonderful independent bookshop, the Suffolk Anthology http://www.theanthology.co.uk where nearly thirty people squeezed into the shop to hear me read extracts from my new book on New … Continue reading →

It’s great writing a book, at least some days! Most authors get a real buzz working alongside their editor to make the product or book the very best that it can be. I know I did. I loved those days. … Continue reading →

Hooray, publication day is finally here as of a few days ago! You can now officially obtain a copy of my book, Waireka on http://www.amazon.co.uk under Waireka by Sheila Donald. It is available in both book and kindle formats. It … Continue reading →

Just wanting to let everyone know that my second book, Waireka, is due to be published on 1 July. My publisher is  www.ambassador-international.com  Do look them up and find out more about them. Thankfully, this week after some deliberations, my designer … Continue reading →

My son, Luke and his bride, Kelsey give wedding thanks! Yes, my youngest son, Luke is married! I can hardly believe it! He and the beautiful, Kelsey tied the knot in Cleveland, Ohio, that’s in the USA, on Saturday 17 … Continue reading →

What’s in a name? Plenty I’ve now come to realise. We are now in the final month before my novel is published. It was to be called ‘Tarureka’ – Maori for sweet grass or meadow herbs – but now all … Continue reading →