Ask the Author: Jennifer Jeffries
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Jennifer Jeffries
I am currently completing an historical novel set in the late 1600s in England, just after the Dutch/French-English trade route wars. It is called 'The Tinker's Boy', and is a spy adventure with a strong romantic thread.
Jennifer Jeffries
This story started back about five years ago when a small group of keen writers got together with a published author, Anne Ashby, and spent a weekend at the stunning location of Piha beach in Auckland to learn a bit more. One of the tasks we set ourselves was to dress in character with someone from the story we each were writing. When we returned I set aside the story and only picked it up again last year (2017). In the meantime I had done a reconnaissance trip to Thames and Grahamstown where the story is set, and found a wonderful museum of gold mining artefacts and lots of history to discover. The setting was now clear in my mind, the characters had made their introductions, it was left to me to see if I could make their story continue for about 80k words. Actually, once I got started and made myself sit there typing, the story flowed out with twists and turns and I found myself enjoying it immensely.
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