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Helen J. Christmas
Helen Christmas lives in Sussex and has a passion for writing novels. 'Beginnings' is the first book of her decade spanning series 'Same Face Different Place' with two more published books in the series and a 4th in the pipeline.
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Tag Archives: Britain
The 1990’s, Princess Di, MC Hammer (not to forget the recession)
Well – I am over half way through the final edit of Retribution (Phase 1), Book 4 in my crime noir thriller series, based across the decades of Britain… 23 chapters have undergone a complete editting process with only 11 more to go, to deliver … Continue reading
Visit to the Surrey Hills (Teaser) – 3rd January 2017
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE and this is my first blog for 2017. So I’ll kick of with the latest progress on Book 4 Retribution. It was at the end of the summer I finished my first draft… but unable to leave any … Continue reading
Posted in England, Locations, Research, The Decades, Thrillers, Writing
Tagged author, book, Britain, British, characters, conspiracy, countryside, Drama, England, fiction, London, novel, psychological thriller, research
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Revisiting East London – 2nd September 2016
It’s hard to imagine it’s been 6 years since I first took off to Whitechapel to do that much needed research for my first novel, ‘Beginnings’ but this summer, we had a rare opportunity to spend the entire August Bank Holiday weekend in London! My … Continue reading
Posted in England, Fictional Characters, Locations, Novel, Research, Social History, Writing
Tagged book, Brick Lane, Britain, British, characters, culture, East London, England, ethnicity, fiction, food, gifts, LCF, London, London College of Fashion, market, Shoreditch, Spitalfields, thriller, writing, writing experience
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From Writer to Picker – 15th June 2016
Just for a change, I thought I’d write a blog about something completely different: my work experience as an online shopper at Sainsbury’s which is unlike any other job I have ever known. People wonder why I did this job for … Continue reading
Posted in England, Environment, Research, Social History, The Decades, Work
Tagged Britain, England, groceries, modern work place, online shopping, pickers, research, Sainsbury's, society, Work, work place, workers, writing
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It was almost as if it was meant to be… 11th March 2016
Writing can be a huge commitment and I should know. I am currently working on my 4th book and have been badgering away since last August to get the first draft done. This means I have my synopsis planned out … Continue reading
Posted in England, Environment, Locations, Story, Thrillers, Writing
Tagged atmosphere, Britain, British, Chelsea, countryside, England, Kent, Landscape, London, London Underground, Orpington, Shoreham Village, story, thriller, Train, winter, writing, writing experience
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Some Great British Days Out – 9th July 2015
Time to take a break from writing… (Well not quite: since the completion of Book 3 Pleasures I have done complete new edit on Visions and currently looking at Beginnings again) but in between times, we’ve taken some time away from the office and visited some lovely … Continue reading
Posted in England, Environment, Research, The Decades
Tagged architecture, Britain, British, countryside, culture, days out, England, gardens, London, London Eye, photography, summer, tourism, Views
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Terrorism: one of the worst evils of the world 7th January 2015
The editing of book 3 has left me with some disturbing memories of the terrorist threat that existed in the 70s, 80s and 90s when the IRA were at their most active. Thankfully, there has been less violence surrounding Northern … Continue reading
Posted in England, Social History, The Decades
Tagged 70s, 80s, 90s, bomb attack, bombs, Britain, British Commonwealth, British politics, Gibraltar, IRA, killings, London, London Stock Exchange, murder, news, Northern Ireland, politics, terrorism, terrorist threat
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