In a past life, I used to work in advertising. I had a few different roles – print production, casting, photography producer, general dogsbody. One of the roles I held involved purchasing all stock photography for the large agency where I worked at the time, meaning I had to negotiate rights and usages for eachContinue reading “Picture Perfect”
Author Archives: Helen Jones
Cover Reveal Time!
As you know, I’m at the proofing stage for my first book, Oak and Mist. I’ve just uploaded the (hopefully) final edit file, and am now waiting with fingers crossed for the go-ahead from CreateSpace. But in the meantime, I thought I’d share the cover with you all. And here it is : Yay! WithContinue reading “Cover Reveal Time!”
A Super Quick Update
It’s here! Today I received the proof copy for Oak and Mist, the first book in The Ambeth Chronicles. I am so excited! It looks amazing – so much better than I even imagined. The cover design has turned out really well. So now I need to give it a last look through before IContinue reading “A Super Quick Update”
A Mystery From The Sea
Last year, at the end of summer we went to Sligo, up in the northwest of Ireland. It was wonderful. We visited a fairy mountain and made a wish, walked through a landscape of stone monuments older than Stonehenge and stayed on the beach at a little hotel behind an ancient pub that served theContinue reading “A Mystery From The Sea”
Letting Go
I’ve had a few days away from my blog, mainly because I’ve been concentrating on setting up the manuscript for my book. I’m publishing through Createspace, the Amazon print-on-demand platform and, to be honest, it’s been pretty easy so far. I chose my size, downloaded a formatted template and started loading the text. I copiedContinue reading “Letting Go”
Heart Reflections
Over the half term holiday a couple of weeks ago, I went to Wales to visit family. They live just near Llangollen, a small town nestled in the arms of the mountains, the river rushing through its midst. The town hasn’t really changed since I was a small child, and I suppose hadn’t changed muchContinue reading “Heart Reflections”
Making Salad with Anais
My lovely sister-in-law-to-be is currently studying at UCLA, and she recently had access to their archives for research. She chose to look at the diaries and correspondence of Anais Nin and was extremely excited about having the chance to look at these documents, to touch the pages Anais had touched, to see her words asContinue reading “Making Salad with Anais”
Music and Dreams
Music is in my family. My grandmother was a wonderful singer, my brother is a professional musician, and my cousin works in music management. Music has been around me since I can remember, dancing to Leo Sayer and Queen on my dad’s stereo, lying awake on warm nights listening to ELO and the Moody BluesContinue reading “Music and Dreams”
A Portent
The other week I saw a dragon in the sky. Outstretched wings, a long curving neck, all gleaming golden beauty. ‘Do I need to build a windlance?’ I thought. And then, as I struggled with cold fingers to get my phone unlocked, the dragon drifted and changed, the sky taking him away. But I think,Continue reading “A Portent”
The Heart of Things
The other day I experienced something entirely new as a writer. I finished writing a book. And by finished, I mean, that’s it. No more editing, no more adding scenes or taking away. Done. Ready to publish. The book is Oak and Mist, of course. The first in my series of six books about Ambeth,Continue reading “The Heart of Things”
Helen Glynn Jones 