Jo Robinson's Blog

I’ve had a clear out of old half-finished stories, and deleted a pile of “things to get to” that have been lurking on my computer for years and intimidating me. I’ve also put a rather large and almost complete personal project to the side for now. I’ve been slogging away every day at finishing it […]

Anyone who has read my fiction will know that I like to write about very dark things sometimes. I think that the workings of real dark minds and deeds make some of the best fiction because most people can relate to some of it. Whether it’s something that’s been seen or heard, or maybe even […]

I wasn’t sure if I’d come back here—to this blog. So much has changed. Changed a lot. I’ve been pretty much offline for a few years due to a health issue which ended up in me losing most of the vision in one of my eyeballs, and still makes my kidneys try and run away […]

Many apologies for my extended absence this time. I still don’t want to talk about it though. Life happens all the time, to everyone, and whining doesn’t do much for me most of the time. Onward and forward is my preferred go-to. My other go-to is reading. I’ve read some fabulous books these past months, […]

Yes – I’ve been away for a while. Things happen – we grow – or we don’t grow. I’m not going to apologise for life happening to me. Death and life – and then more death and a bit of hatred… You never know where it’s going to come from or how it will make […]

Originally posted on Feed My Reads South Africa:
? This was not an easy read. I did a lot of research into apartheid when I wrote African Me & Satellite TV, and just reading about some of the history of some of the things that were done to black people hurts badly. But even though…

It is impossible to look anywhere now without Covid-19 and its effects being right there in your face, except of course when you manage to lose yourself in a good movie or book. At this point most of us have realised that we can’t choose not to partake in this horrible pandemic. It turned lives […]

I managed to get back online properly on Monday. After months of internet drama, being on and then off again, I now have a reliable connection. Interestingly, the guy who installed the system told me that mine would be the last installation in this town for the moment, so I’m beyond grateful to be reliably […]

Happy New Decade! Hopefully this one will be rather more fabulous than the previous one. It’s been a busy start to 2020 for me, but I like busy so that’s not a bad thing. Mostly I’ve been busy with work for my author clients, but whenever I’ve had a little bit of down time I’ve […]

Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
Hey Santa, Well, I’ll be going home today and, to tell the truth, much as I’ve had fun with all the other animals, I’ll be glad of a rest. I may still be a pup at heart…but my bones don’t always seem to agree. Peace on earth……