Jack Jewers had written many screenplays before attempting a novel. ‘That taught me a lot about economy of storytelling,’ he says. ‘I’d also authored several travel guides. Those were great for honing research skills – not to shatter any illusions about travel writing, but 90% of writing a guidebook is fact checking.’
When Jack started writing he was working in film and television. ‘I was doing two jobs with very long hours. I love my work but it can be pretty stressful so spending time in the
