Ian Johnson - Author
@IanJohnWrites
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PB, CB, MG, teen, YA & adult. đ Yeovil Literary Prize longlist. WriteMentor competition shortlist. Winner of indie publisherâs open submission competition.
Deepest darkest Wâcestershire
Joined October 2018
âThere is nothing like the thrill of walking through the jungle looking for a tiger and knowing they could be watching you already.â - A.G. Cousteau âI feel like a tiger right now. There's nothing impossible if you get up and work for it." - M. Flatley #writer #writerslife
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âOne of the most freeing realizations in life is that you can just⊠not care about certain things. Spilled something? Whatever, clean it up. Get rejected? Oh well, onto the next. Travel plans get screwed up? Annoying, but weâll get there. Thereâs a level of detachment thatâs
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The Hubster in this weekâs Write Mentor Newsletter is me. Honoured to be featured. Hosted the Write Mentor West Midlands Regional Group meet-up on Wednesday evening and attended the Vashti Hardy MG chat on Thursday. Loved both. Puff: Whatâs the picture of? Me: Itâs an extract
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What a gorgeous surprise to pop through my letterbox ahead of my reindeer visit! The illustrations are BEAUTIFUL Thank you for thinking of me @JemmaHatt
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I received the Write Mentor newsletter this week, and the featured writer is⊠me! #writer #writerslife #writingcommunity
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Today is Remembrance Sunday. It is a time to think about those who often had no choice but to perform heroic acts on our behalf. Iâm thinking of my hero, Simon https://t.co/VYyaQnHity
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I had what I thought was my âdream agentâ bc theyâd been in the business a long time and repped one of my favourite authors. I still believe they did their best for my novel. But if I get the call again, the first thing Iâll ask is, âWhat will happen if this book dies on sub?â
I see so many references on here about authors submitting to their âdream agent.â What makes someone a dream agent for you?
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https://t.co/KdpyQxVqRX The Write Mentor newsletter today, and Meet the Hubster - itâs me! @writementor #writer #writerslife #writingcommunity
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Fun at Churchfields yesterday. Low noise fireworks.
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Happy Birthday to Marie Curie - the only person in history to win Nobel Prizes in two different sciences. Her work on radioactivity didnât just change physics & chemistry - it changed medicine, cancer treatment and the way we understand matter itself.
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Celebrating going my own way. I have been working hard this week designing my author website (in Wix), and things are looking good. It is a labour of love as it plugs into my creative side. My first product offering will be my picture book PUFF THE PUFFING PUFFIN, followed by
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Happy publication day to @emmydee73 !! I loved Milton the Mighty and The House Trap so I know this one will be brilliant too! Three children wake up on Christmas Day to find their parents have disappeared đ Inspired by The Day of the Triffidsđź @chickenhsebooks
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Should we all be eating more of this spice? - BBC Food
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Lots of things can make us feel sick from time to time. From pregnancy and anxiety to stomach bugs and motion sickness. But can this commonly used spice help? And does it have other health benefits?
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