James Rainsford

James Rainsford

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Busy writing.
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  • Are you a ...?
    Published author
    What genre do you primarily write in?
    General fiction
    If you write in more than one area, what is your next most favoured genre?
    Poetry
    Are your reading habits ...?
    Omnivorous
    And your all time favourite books? (You can change these at any time, by the way ...)
    The Great Gatsby, F Scott Fitzgerald. The Portrait of a Lady. Henry James. Tortilla Flat, John Steinbeck. Middlemarch, George Elliot. The Once and Future King, T H White. Cider with Rosie, Laurie Lee. The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Graham
    What are your working habits when you write?
    Perfectly balanced
    Are you the edit-every-sentence-ten-times type, or do you prefer to let rip?
    Prefer to let rip and edit afterwards
    Your ultimate writing ambition?
    To finish my next book and to publish my poetry early next year.
    Your opinion on the books industry?
    Too much celebrity and hype, but good books still get through
    Where do you write?
    home
    What else do you want Word Clouders to know? eg: do you have 9 cats / like paragliding / eat nothing but tinned fish / work in the bath / live in Kettering?
    You can find out more about my current activities on my website:http://www.jamesrainsford.com/

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James Rainsford was born in Kent and attended school in Essex. He spent three years as a seaman in The British Mercantile Marine. He attended the University of Sussex where he read Philosophy, English and History. He also has an Advanced Diploma in Special Needs from The University of Wales. His subsequent career has mainly been in education. He's have been a teacher in both primary and secondary schools and has held senior positions within educational publishing. His most recent teaching position was as Head of Year in a large comprehensive school. He is currently living in Devon UK where he's working on his next novel.

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  • Weens
    by Weens 2 years ago
    I seem to have missed you when you joined, so a belated welcome to the cloud. It's a great site. Welcome and enjoy.
  • James Rainsford
    by James Rainsford 2 years ago
    Just had some new reviews of 'Education, Edukation, Edukashun,' on the TES website. Here's a link:http://community.tes.co.uk/forums/t/338679.aspx
  • Has'san
    by Has'san 2 years ago
    No problem.
  • James Rainsford
    by James Rainsford 2 years ago
    Thanks Has'an.
  • Has'san
    by Has'san 2 years ago
    Welcome to the cloud, hope you enjoy here.