John Fullerton’s Blog junedays The Emperor’s Pool The Emperor’s Pool is the provisional title of a contemporary political thriller I’ve just finished and which I’m... DetailsFeb 21, 2022| John Fullerton junedays Signing on with a literary agent I’ve signed up with Justin Nash, managing director of the Kate Nash Literary Agency. He’s the first literary agent... DetailsFeb 8, 2022| John Fullerton junedays Book Review – Spy Catcher: The Candid Autobiography of a Senior Intelligence Officer by Peter Wright It is indeed candid, all too candid in the eyes of Margaret Thatcher who tried to ban this riveting book... DetailsJan 27, 2022| John Fullerton junedays Book Review: Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews I read a tweet announcing the author's death a couple of weeks ago and apart from feeling sad as I always do at any... DetailsJan 6, 2022| John Fullerton junedays The homeless Ms. Bond Dear Barbara Broccoli, An article in The Guardian suggests you’re stumped for ideas on how to take the James Bond... DetailsDec 14, 2021| John Fullerton junedays Book review – Ian Fleming, by Andrew Lycett Superbly written, the narrative flows so easily it really is hard to stop reading once started. The immensely... DetailsNov 24, 2021| John Fullerton junedays A Huge Mistake By John Fullerton Many years ago I sat down and wrote a black comedy. It was set in Cuba, a country I confess I don’t... DetailsOct 11, 2021| John Fullerton junedays Len Deighton’s spies By John Fullerton I’ve always enjoyed Len Deighton’s novels, but in my late teens and early twenties I was only... DetailsJul 23, 2021| John Fullerton junedays Would I spy again? By John Fullerton It’s a sunny Saturday at Newlands rugby ground in Cape Town. We’re back in the 1960s. Squatting on... DetailsMay 30, 2021| John Fullerton junedays Still learning how to write By John Fullerton Perhaps you are not old enough to have begun your writing career with a typewriter. I certainly... DetailsMay 1, 2021| John Fullerton junedays A very special place in hell By John Fullerton The other day someone - a stranger - tweeted that there was a very special place in hell for... DetailsMar 31, 2021| John Fullerton junedays Spy or Reporter – what’s the difference? By John Fullerton Brian, scruffy in rumpled t-shirt and jeans, sits in the front row, perfectly still, eyes closed,... DetailsMar 8, 2021| John Fullerton « Older Entries Next Entries » b LATEST POSTS Beautiful rejections The Writer’s Waiting Game Red Widow – a review How Not To Get Published Book review: How Spies Think: Ten Lessons in Intelligence Inspiration? What inspiration? Z FOLLOW ME FollowFollow k CONTACT ME Contact John by email: johnfullerton@riseup.net
junedays The Emperor’s Pool The Emperor’s Pool is the provisional title of a contemporary political thriller I’ve just finished and which I’m... DetailsFeb 21, 2022| John Fullerton
junedays Signing on with a literary agent I’ve signed up with Justin Nash, managing director of the Kate Nash Literary Agency. He’s the first literary agent... DetailsFeb 8, 2022| John Fullerton
junedays Book Review – Spy Catcher: The Candid Autobiography of a Senior Intelligence Officer by Peter Wright It is indeed candid, all too candid in the eyes of Margaret Thatcher who tried to ban this riveting book... DetailsJan 27, 2022| John Fullerton
junedays Book Review: Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews I read a tweet announcing the author's death a couple of weeks ago and apart from feeling sad as I always do at any... DetailsJan 6, 2022| John Fullerton
junedays The homeless Ms. Bond Dear Barbara Broccoli, An article in The Guardian suggests you’re stumped for ideas on how to take the James Bond... DetailsDec 14, 2021| John Fullerton
junedays Book review – Ian Fleming, by Andrew Lycett Superbly written, the narrative flows so easily it really is hard to stop reading once started. The immensely... DetailsNov 24, 2021| John Fullerton
junedays A Huge Mistake By John Fullerton Many years ago I sat down and wrote a black comedy. It was set in Cuba, a country I confess I don’t... DetailsOct 11, 2021| John Fullerton
junedays Len Deighton’s spies By John Fullerton I’ve always enjoyed Len Deighton’s novels, but in my late teens and early twenties I was only... DetailsJul 23, 2021| John Fullerton
junedays Would I spy again? By John Fullerton It’s a sunny Saturday at Newlands rugby ground in Cape Town. We’re back in the 1960s. Squatting on... DetailsMay 30, 2021| John Fullerton
junedays Still learning how to write By John Fullerton Perhaps you are not old enough to have begun your writing career with a typewriter. I certainly... DetailsMay 1, 2021| John Fullerton
junedays A very special place in hell By John Fullerton The other day someone - a stranger - tweeted that there was a very special place in hell for... DetailsMar 31, 2021| John Fullerton
junedays Spy or Reporter – what’s the difference? By John Fullerton Brian, scruffy in rumpled t-shirt and jeans, sits in the front row, perfectly still, eyes closed,... DetailsMar 8, 2021| John Fullerton