Ragini Werner

How to Write Good

by | 14 April 2025 | Review, Writing

Were you one of those nerdy birds who loved doing grammar at school? In Form 4 (think St. Trinian’s), I loved parsing lines under the lead of our English mistress, “Creepy” (Mrs Crawley). I’ll never forget how Creepy had us girls chanting “subject-verb-object” while...
Becoming a Globetrotter

Becoming a Globetrotter

by | 2 March 2025 | Real life, Review

When your publisher is in Canada and you’re in the Netherlands, there’s lots of logical to-ing and fro-ing across the Gulf of Greenland while your book is in production. Back then, did I realize that Becoming Janice would also be trotting over the entire globe?...
Two rogues recommend thumping good reads

Two rogues recommend thumping good reads

by | 23 September 2024 | News, Review

Please join me this week in giving a warm welcome to a couple of newcomers to the Rogues’ Gallery of Janice Readers. First up is Ineke Sterringa. Her snapshot shows her relaxing in her garden in the far north of the Netherlands with a somewhat caustic companion,...
Booklover Lisa Day and the BookTime Q&A

Booklover Lisa Day and the BookTime Q&A

by | 16 September 2024 | Real life, Review, Writing

Lisa Day loves books—owning them, reading them, writing about them and talking about them. She carries at least one, maybe two or three books with her at all times and when she isn’t reading, she is writing about them. Based in Toronto, Ontario, Lisa is a former...
Connecting with Janice

Connecting with Janice

by | 8 July 2024 | Real life, Review

Loving couple John & Gabrielle—together for over 50 years—connected with their copy of Becoming Janice at the time of Matariki, the special occasion in the Aotearoa/New Zealand calendar which marks the start of the Māori New Year. Matariki takes place in the...