Belinda Jones
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Belinda Jones is an English writer.
. Thirteen years later, when Jones was fourteen, they moved again, this time to Devon
.
At the age of 19, Jones moved to London, where she resided for the next ten years, before moving to California, where she lives in Los Angeles.
. At the age of 20, she moved on to become a feature writer on Woman's World
.
She also spent four years working on more! magazine as a travel editor. While there, she also produced, scripted and co-presented the Mr more! male model contest, held at London’s Hippodrome
nightclub.
Following her time at more!, she went freelance and has had work published in Elle
, FHM
, Bliss
, Company, and Cosmopolitan
, among others.
Jones is currently in the United States researching her tenth book.
or "chick lit
" categories.
All of her novels feature travel as a dominant theme, often with the protagonist
travelling to a new place and centring around the events that unfold there.
Romance is also a dominant theme in her novels, usually with the protagonist's romantic interest being native of the place they are visiting.
Her novels are written from a first person perspective from the point of view of the lead character, but with strong supporting characters also.
Background
Jones was born in Turnbridge Wells, Kent to parents Pamela and Trefor Jones. At the age of one, she moved with her family to OxfordOxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
. Thirteen years later, when Jones was fourteen, they moved again, this time to Devon
Devon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
.
At the age of 19, Jones moved to London, where she resided for the next ten years, before moving to California, where she lives in Los Angeles.
Work history
Jones' first paid job in journalism was on the children's comic, Postman PatPostman Pat
Postman Pat is a British stop-motion animated children's television series first produced by Woodland Animations. It is aimed at pre-school children, and concerns the adventures of Pat Clifton, a postman in the fictional village of Greendale .Postman Pat's first 13-episode season was screened on...
. At the age of 20, she moved on to become a feature writer on Woman's World
Woman's World
Woman's World is an American supermarket weekly magazine with a circulation of 1.6 million readers. Generally marketed with other tabloid papers, it concentrates on short stories about popular woman-focused subjects such as weight loss , relationship advice and cooking, though also...
.
She also spent four years working on more! magazine as a travel editor. While there, she also produced, scripted and co-presented the Mr more! male model contest, held at London’s Hippodrome
Hippodrome
A hippodrome was a Greek stadium for horse racing and chariot racing. The name is derived from the Greek words "hippos and "dromos"...
nightclub.
Following her time at more!, she went freelance and has had work published in Elle
Elle (magazine)
Elle is a worldwide magazine of French origin that focuses on women's fashion, beauty, health, and entertainment. Elle is also the world's largest fashion magazine. It was founded by Pierre Lazareff and his wife Hélène Gordon in 1945. The title, in French, means "she".-History:Elle was founded in...
, FHM
FHM
FHM, originally published as For Him Magazine, is an international monthly men's lifestyle magazine.- History :The magazine began publication in 1985 in the United Kingdom under the name For Him and changed its title to FHM in 1994 when Emap Consumer Media bought the magazine, although the full For...
, Bliss
Bliss (magazine)
Bliss is a monthly British magazine aimed at teenage girls which currently retails at £2.75 and often comes with a gift such as make-up or a bag...
, Company, and Cosmopolitan
Cosmopolitan (magazine)
Cosmopolitan is an international magazine for women. It was first published in 1886 in the United States as a family magazine, was later transformed into a literary magazine and eventually became a women's magazine in the late 1960s...
, among others.
Jones is currently in the United States researching her tenth book.
Books
Her books tend to be aimed for a female audience, often falling into the women's fictionWomen's fiction
Women's fiction is an umbrella term for books that are marketed to female readers, and includes many mainstream novels, romantic fiction, "chick lit,"and other sub genres. It is distinct from Women's writing, which refers to literature written by women...
or "chick lit
Chick lit
Chick lit is genre fiction which addresses issues of modern womanhood, often humorously and lightheartedly. The genre sold well during the 1990s and 2000s, with chick lit titles topping bestseller lists and the creation of imprints devoted entirely to chick lit...
" categories.
All of her novels feature travel as a dominant theme, often with the protagonist
Protagonist
A protagonist is the main character of a literary, theatrical, cinematic, or musical narrative, around whom the events of the narrative's plot revolve and with whom the audience is intended to most identify...
travelling to a new place and centring around the events that unfold there.
Romance is also a dominant theme in her novels, usually with the protagonist's romantic interest being native of the place they are visiting.
Her novels are written from a first person perspective from the point of view of the lead character, but with strong supporting characters also.