1) Jotin. ‘My name is Jotin’ is the first line of my novel, and Jotin is
one of the two ‘spirit guides’ in the story. He looks after David, the hero.
But really, Jotin and his friend Trynor are the heroes, or heroines -spirit
guides or ‘angels’ have no gender. It was fun making up other-worldly names for
the spirits, but at work I meet people from other countries and often their
names are just as unusual, so if there are any Jotins or Trynors out there, I’m
sorry!
2) I struggled for a while to think of a ‘J’ to represent me, until my
wonderful daughter came round last weekend to announce her engagement, and I
remembered: she was born in January, and her brother was born in June. Probably
the most significant events of my life!
3) Jealousy. There are no useful remedies starting with J, so I’ll
mention Ignatia, which is a good remedy for the jealousy felt by a toddler when
her younger sibling is born.
