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About journojohnson

I qualified as a journalist in 2002 and after a period working as a freelance for Gloucester Media writing advertorials, interviews, articles and press releases I have gone on to write for lots of magazines and newspapers, both local and national. I write regularly for the Writers and Readers magazine but have also written for CPO's Inspire, the New Writer, Classic Ford, and Take a Break's My Favourite Recipes among many others. I published my first full-length historical novel. Waireka in 2018 and my romantic novella, Alpha Male in 2016. Both can be found on Amazon. Please follow the links on my book page.

WAIREKA

Posted on April 26, 2018 by journojohnson

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 →

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A Marriage made in Heaven

Posted on March 8, 2018 by journojohnson

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 →

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What’s in a name?

Posted on February 6, 2018 by journojohnson

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 →

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Happy New Year!

Posted on January 3, 2018 by journojohnson

To all my friends and followers. I hope you all had a great Christmas break. I did, although it’s funny but life doesn’t always turn out quite as we’d anticipated or planned for!  2017 Christmas was to be my son’s fiancee’s … Continue reading →

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Happy Christmas to all my followers!

Posted on December 12, 2017 by journojohnson

Happy Christmas to all my followers. It’s only 12 December today as I write this blog but it is just 13 days until Christmas day and we already have the weather. Not that our Zak is enjoying it that much … Continue reading →

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Women’s issues

Posted on October 17, 2017 by journojohnson

No woman can be unaware of sexual predators – Harvey Weinstein, currently in the news, or Jimmy Saville in the past. Times change and we are told we are becoming more advanced in so many ways but in this particular … Continue reading →

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Family Connections

Posted on September 5, 2017 by journojohnson

We nearly all belong to families, or if on our own, most of us are part of friendship groups or even interest groups. July and August was a time for my family of catching up with old friends and family … Continue reading →

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Peaks and Troughs

Posted on July 13, 2017 by journojohnson

Our lives are often full of peaks and troughs and it is therefore right that our literature should reflect the same contrasts. July has been very much a month of peaks and troughs. My youngest son, Luke, not only qualified … Continue reading →

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Writing is my calling

Posted on May 15, 2017 by journojohnson

I really should post here more often, although I hate to post when I have nothing useful or interesting to say! I have just returned from an inspiring Lydia prayer conference. Lydia is an organisation of women and we meet … Continue reading →

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Writing, Racing and the Winning Post

Posted on March 20, 2017 by journojohnson

Can’t believe it’s been over two months since I last posted here! To be honest there hasn’t been a whole lot of writing in February either. And to think I started the year so well, thanks to the encouragement of … Continue reading →

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