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Tom Alan

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Romance, Memoir

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February 2023

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Please note my other pseudonym and books, see: https://www.goodreads.com/jeremydean

Since 1982 I've worked as a primary school teacher in the UK, Kuwait, Japan and (currently) Spain.
Using the pseudonym Jeremy Dean, I've published two volumes of memoirs covering my time in Spain teaching a class of Spanish junior children (7-year-olds) in English:
Zen Kyu Maestro: An English Teacher's Spanish Adventure and a sequel:
Cucarachas or Cucuruchos: An English Teacher's Spanish Dilemma
Hitting the Jackpot is my first work of fiction, a RomCom, published by Bloodhound Books.
The Last App, also Bloodhound Books, is a speculative family drama.
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	Hitting the Jackpot 4.02 avg rating — 323 ratings — published 2023 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last App 3.85 avg rating — 205 ratings — published 2024 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spending the Jackpot 3.78 avg rating — 69 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Tom Alan answered Goodreads's question: How do you deal with writer’s block? I plot my novels, so if I'm going to get 'blocked' it's at this stage. It's the best time to deal with it, as I'm working with notes, not tens of thousands of words of prose. How do I 'clear the blockage'? By trying out different solutions, thinking See Full Answer
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Tom Alan liked Yvette Salmon's review of Spending the Jackpot: "This is an interesting story of how winning the lottery can bring ups and downs to your life. As always with these books there is a quilt secret that is sure to come out and the fall out from it . Good characters and story line . Well worth a read."
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Tom Alan liked Jill's review of Spending the Jackpot: "I recently read and enjoyed the romantic comedy by Tom Alan entitled ‘Hitting the Jackpot’, so I was looking forward to his new book called ‘Spending the Jackpot’ and it didn’t disappoint. They can be read as two independent novels with different cha" Read more of this review »
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Tom Alan liked Jillian Cole's review of Spending the Jackpot: "An interesting little read by Tom Alan. This book really showcased how winning the lottery can turn not only your world upside down but how it could actually nearly destroy it. No wonder Alice is more than dubious when her husband Freddie wins the lott" Read more of this review »
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Tom Alan made a comment on Cathy’s review of Spending the Jackpot " Thank you for your review. I lived in Wymondham for over 20 years, so got to know (and love) Norwich. Writing StJ gave me the chance to remember the c ...more "
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