Ask the Author: Di Jones
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Di Jones
Ideas pop into my head all the time, and I have more ideas than I probably have time to write in my whole lifetime. I get loads of inspiration from reading magazines, watching TV, and looking at images.
Di Jones
I'm stuck in a world I don't know, without friends, family, or my dogs. My eyes and hands don't work...so I can't read, or write.
Di Jones
I'd definitely choose Narnia, because I've been fascinated by the series since I was a child. There'd be so much to do there, but I guess my favorite things would be to get to know the Pevensies, the talking horse from The Horse and His Boy, and Aslan of course. I'd love the scenery, all the talking animals, and being in a world that isn't polluted and full of cars...no rush hour traffic there.
Di Jones
I don't really have a reading list. I become aware of books through blogs, writer's groups and recommendations. So I buy books all the time and my Kindle is always loaded. I also have a huge pile of books by my bed. I just read what I feel like whenever I'm ready for a new book. There's always more to read than I have time for. Too many books, too few hours in the day...
Di Jones
Be true to yourself and write the story that's inside. But do read your reviews and take note of what your readers say - they are the experts! Also make sure to get into good habits early on, and try to write something every single day. And read lots. And finally, if you want to write, please enter NaNoWriMo. It's seriously the best thing...Google it if you haven't heard of it, and then register, and write fifty thousand words in the month of November.
Di Jones
Being able to live more than one life at the same time. At the moment I'm working on two books. So I'm a twenty one year old dog walker and part-time actress in LA, and also a twenty seven year old personal assistant to the head of a merchant bank in London. Who else gets to do that?
Di Jones
By sitting down and writing. Seriously, there's no time for writer's block.
Di Jones
Thanks Connie. I'm a new author and always love to have feedback from avid chicklit readers.
Di Jones
I'm working on a novel called Taking the Lead. It's about the adventures of a Hollywood Dog Walker. Here's a short blurb:
Taking the Lead is about Tessa Taylor, who leaves her home in Washington DC to pursue her dream of becoming an actress. But Tinseltown is tough, and the road to stardom isn’t as straightforward as she hopes it will be. Tessa has to compromise to make ends meet as she pursues her dream, and work is hard to come by in Hollywood. She tries one job after another, and they all end in disaster.
Then she falls into the perfect job – and the perfect group of new friends.
Taking the Lead is about Tessa Taylor, who leaves her home in Washington DC to pursue her dream of becoming an actress. But Tinseltown is tough, and the road to stardom isn’t as straightforward as she hopes it will be. Tessa has to compromise to make ends meet as she pursues her dream, and work is hard to come by in Hollywood. She tries one job after another, and they all end in disaster.
Then she falls into the perfect job – and the perfect group of new friends.
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Sep 25, 2019 05:37PM · flag