Knox Box of Miscellany

Dawn Knox – A rearranger of words into something hopefully meaningful…

About

Photo by Lucy Lawson Photography

Welcome to my site about writing, stories, jaunting, books, words and anything else that occurs to me.

I’m Dawn Knox.

Wife, mother, writer, photographer and little person.

Oh, and well done for finding me!

I’m not hiding. I’m just small.

But size isn’t everything.

Although, I wish I had a bit more of it.

There’s something very undignified about being able to tuck yourself under someone’s armpit.

And when you’re not much bigger than a garden gnome, trying to look someone in the eye is tricky, as their nostrils get in the way.

So, as you can’t see me on this website, I’m going to pretend I’m LARGE and in all probability, you won’t know that if I met you in real life, I’d be looking up your nose.

And that’s the beauty of writing. My words don’t have to be delivered in person by me, whilst staring up your nostrils. They can just lie here in wait, until you drop by. And if you get the impression I’m tall and willowy – well, that’s a bonus.

So, there will be plenty of words – you can be sure of that.

And I promise not to look up your nose.

So, here’s a bit about my writing…

Dawn spent much of her childhood making up stories filled with romance, drama and excitement. She loved fairy tales, although if she cast herself as a character, she’d more likely have played the part of the Court Jester than the Princess. She didn’t recognise it at the time, but she was searching for the emotional depth in the stories she read. It wasn’t enough to be told the prince loved the princess, she wanted to know how he felt and to see him declare his love. She wanted to see the wedding. And so, she’d furnish her stories with those details. 

Nowadays, she hopes to write books that will engage readers’ passions. From poignant stories set during the First World War, to the zany antics of the inhabitants of the fictitious town of Basilwade; and from historical romances, to the fantasy adventures of a group of anthropomorphic animals led by a chicken with delusions of grandeur, she explores the richness and depth of human emotion.

A book by Dawn will offer laughter or tears – or anything in between, but if she touches your soul, she’ll consider her job well done.

You can also find me on:
Facebook as @DawnKnoxWriter
Twitter as @SunriseCalls
Instagram as SunriseCalls
Amazon Author Page Dawn Knox

You can find a list of my books on my Books page here . If you’re interested in my Romance books, please click here and if you’d like to see my My Weekly Pocket Novels, please click here.

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My second book is THE GREAT WAR 100 STORIES OF 100 WORDS HONOURING THOSE WHO LIVED AND DIED 100 YEARS AGO, published in 2016 was a finalist in the Wishing Shelf Book Awards 2017, the Readers’ Favorite Book awards 2018 and the Independent Authors Network 2018.

“I love this little book; it’s like snippets of our history told by someone who wanted to get the facts and feelings right for the time. These powerful 100-word stories about those brave men and women who fought in the First World War are well-researched and sensitively written. By the time you have reached the hundredth story, you’ll have experienced the full spectrum of emotions from horror to hope. At the heart of this book are love and respect; from the author and from each character who tells their story.”

“This beautiful book has amazing characterisation and all in 100 stories of 100 words each. I write flash fiction myself and the depth of characterisation in The Great War took my breath away. Dawn Knox really does prove less is more. The stories will haunt you. It is a lovely tribute to all who fell or were injured in the Great War.”

2017 Finalist Wishing Shelf Book Awards
2017 Finalist Wishing Shelf Book Awards
2017 Finalist Wishing Shelf Book Awards
2017 Finalist Wishing Shelf Book Awards
Readers' Favorite Book Award Finalist for 2018
Readers’ Favorite Book Award Finalist for 2018
The Independent Authors Network Finalist badge
The Independent Authors Network Finalist 2018
The Great War

THE BASILWADE CHRONICLES, published by Chapeltown Books in 2019. It can be found on the Bridgetown Cafe Bookshop giving links to either Amazon, or Hive. Each story is about one or more characters who appeared in the previous story, so they are all linked although each chapter stands on its own.

“Love this book! The characters and their escapades are so funny. Bought this during lock down but only recently got round to reading it and wished I had read it earlier…”

It’s been a long time since I spent so much of my time laughing while reading a book. Endlessly inventive, crackling jokes, no two characters alike. And every story ends, not with a cliffhanger or a hook into the next one, but the eager need to answer the question, “NOW WHAT HAPPENS? If Basilwade doesn’t actually exist somewhere, it thorougly deserves to!”

It was a finalist in The Wishing Shelf Book Awards 2020

Wishing Shelf Book Awards Finalist Certificate
Wishing Shelf Book Awards Finalist Certificate
Wishing Shelf Book Awards Finalist Medal
Wishing Shelf Book Awards Finalist Medal
Readers' Favorite 5 star award badge
Readers’ Favorite 5 Stars
The Basilwade Chronicles artwork
The Basilwade Chronicles cover art

As well as books, I’ve written two World War One scripts for the Forget Never Project, a World War One commemorative initiative. The first script was entitled ‘THE SONS OF THREE COUNTRIES REMEMBERED and has been performed by DOT Productions in England, France and Germany. The second script is entitled THE OTHER SIDE OF PEACE and tells the story of the men returning from war in 1918. That was performed – again by DOT Productions – in November 2018 in England and November 2019 in Heiligenhaus, Germany.

Performance of The Sons of Three Countries Remembered
Performance of The Sons of Three Countries Remembered in Heiligenhaus 2015

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P.S. From time to time my retirement mascot, Reg, takes over my blog and does his own thing. You’ll know when he’s hijacked my site because he always starts with ‘Reg’s Dlog (Well, what else would you call a dog’s blog?)’

Photos below are of Reg, Me and a friend. See if you can spot who is who.

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Dawn Knox
Photo by Lucy Lawson Photography
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