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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.

How to do a radio interview

Posted on July 27, 2016 by journojohnson

Radio interviews. An important part of book promotion but does it fill you with dread? It did me, especially as my first one was live on air, even though it was just after 7am in the morning and few people … Continue reading →

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Book Launch opportunities

Posted on July 13, 2016 by journojohnson

Well, after a hard period of trying to promote and push my book without becoming obsessive or boring, the opportunities have started flowing in! Yes, after a successful book launch party last weekend which included the sale of more than … Continue reading →

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Promotion and Perseverance

Posted on July 1, 2016 by journojohnson

We saw this horse and his carriage in M’dina, in Malta, also called the silent city. It was a hot day and we felt sorry for this horse having to cart around people all day long on sight-seeing trips. What … Continue reading →

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‘Alpha Male’ publication day. Hoorah!!

Posted on May 23, 2016 by journojohnson

Well, it’s here at last! After 7 years on and off of writing and then another 2 in the hands of a publisher where it went nowhere, at last, with the help of Creative Gateway, my book is self-published by … Continue reading →

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Poetry and the Coleridge factor

Posted on April 6, 2016 by journojohnson

I was really inspired by this statue of the Ancient Mariner at Watchet. Coleridge is one of my favourite poets and this poem, ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner’ depicted by this statue with the Albatross he shot, is my … Continue reading →

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Persevering against the odds

Posted on February 24, 2016 by journojohnson

I have just finished reading the well-known book ‘I am Malala’ about a young girl persevering against huge odds and opposition. Her brave fight for education for all, especially girls, led to her being shot by the Taliban but even … Continue reading →

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Year to Shine

Posted on January 13, 2016 by journojohnson

Year to shine. Yes, I think all of us writers hope that this year will be our year to shine. This is indeed the year when I am hoping to finally publish my 30,000 word novella, ‘The Alpha Male’. This … Continue reading →

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Christmas Greetings!

Posted on December 2, 2015 by journojohnson

A very happy Christmas to all my followers! Yes, I realise that I haven’t written in this blog since last September. Apologies. This has been a difficult time of major family illness and uncertainty. Also, doubts about my writing but … Continue reading →

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Why write?

Posted on September 2, 2015 by journojohnson

Why do we write? I was at a writing workshop recently and several theories were put forward. Like Stephen King in my August post, you may write just for yourself because you have to and you enjoy the experience. Or … Continue reading →

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Time wasting and time wasters

Posted on August 18, 2015 by journojohnson

I haven’t written that much for the last month. Partly this is due to feeling down and discouraged after a certain (nameless) publisher mucked me around for two years promising publication after I came second in one of their competitions … Continue reading →

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