The anthology, including one of my short stories – Full Moon over Tawi-Tawi, is now available both as an eBook and paperback. Look for it in your local bookshop, or order it from any of the global and regional online retailers, e.g. Amazon UK. Whether you already know and love Southeast Asia, or are curious about this, the most alluring and mysterious part of… Read More
A pictorial guide to The Influence
For a novel to attract readers and continue to captivate them, it always needs to fulfil the three Ps: a twisty Plot, a believable Protagonist and an exotic Place. The plot is there (And, oh boy, you’ve no idea just how far it’s going to take you, do you?), as well as the protagonists (or possibly antagonists, it’s up to you to figure it… Read More
Amazing and atavistic Atauro, avidly appreciated by autonomous aquanauts
Have just finished – and celebrating it – the first sixty pages of East of East, with Johan, the main protagonist currently experiencing Atauro, one of the only two islands that are part of Timor-Leste and blessed with exceptional marine life, being part of the lesser Sunda Islands chain. To get me in the mood and remind me about a thing or two, I… Read More
Is it worth it?
https://www.jovancic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Is-it-worth-it-1.mp4 Whatever their scientific name may be, these reptiles thought they had found a refuge in a palm oil plantation. Obviously they were wrong. I challenge anyone to come up with a truly valid raison d’être for the existence of these plantations. Sure, it temporarily improves the lives of local people – boosting their finances, having the kids attending school, all paid by big… Read More