Born on the Island of Jersey, Vince Rockston was a Research Associate at CERN before moving into IT and later technical writing.
He now enjoys retirement in a beautiful village in Switzerland.
You want to make your mark in this world
Whether a young adult or an older person, you want to achieve something worthwhile while you’re here. Do you have great plans? Are you facing a life-changing decision or a challenging obstacle. Perhaps some dark memory is weighing on your conscience.
Throughout the ages, people have struggled with such issues as these:
- How can I decide what is the right thing to do?
- Is there a purpose in life?
- How can I overcome temptations?
- Is there a God? If so, is He good and loving, or harsh and judgemental?
- I made a big mistake. I hurt someone badly. Is there still hope for me?
Vince Rockston writes dramatic stories set in distant times and places, in which young people come to grips with some of these timeless spiritual questions.
Scroll through his posts about his posts about his published book Aquila, his current work in progress ‘Greet Suzon for me’, his tips and tricks for fellow writers, or his observations on spiritual issues.
Vince’s recent posts
AtoZ Challenge April 2024
Welcome to an instructive journey that promises to ignite your curiosity about aspirations and conflicts in a period of history…
Games?
‘Games’ by Patrick Oberholzer is a remarkable book – remarkable in its oversized format, remarkable in its dramatic design, and…
Resources
My research for ‘Greet Suzon for me’ included studying the following documents and online resources. Reference works Novels Websites
Different Types of Fiction
For a change, I’m including a guest post. Thanks, Lucy Adams, for an interesting and thought-provoking article. Why do people…
Make the Reader Work!
One of my grossest errors when I first started writing fiction was to tell the reader exactly what was going on,…
Virna’s attempted rape – a reading
I’ve tried something new – a reading from my WIP, in which the runaway slave girl Virna tells Silvanus how…
A New Home?
How do refugee families settle in their adopted country? Recently the BBC published a moving report about nine-year-old Rouaa from…
Why I can’t believe in No God
A day trip to see an exhibition about evolution in a local natural history museum! The school class I assist…
The Refugees: A Tale of Two Continents, by Arthur Conan Doyle
Two exciting stories in one book. Conan Doyle has diligently researched events and conditions both in Versailles and in French-Canadian…