As a baby boomer, I would say unequivocally it’s the best generation of all time, except for those caught up in the Vietnam War and the AIDS epidemic. For the rest of us, we’ve nimbly avoided the two World Wars, plus conflagrations of earlier centuries. We’ve enjoyed times of continuing economic prosperity, full employment and […]
Second interview with SJ Peterson
In this interview we delve into some of the characters in SJ Peterson’s provocative debut novel first to say it. JS (Interviewer): ‘I don’t want to give anything away, but in addition to your lead male, Henry, there’s a female who appears often as well, isn’t there.’ SJP: ‘Yes. Henry presents in the first paragraph, but […]
Coming to a screen near you?
SJ Peterson’s novel first to say it is ideally suited to filming. But would it be better suited as a movie on the large screen, viewed in one full-on hit, or as a mini-series on the smaller screen, enjoyed over a longer period, the momentum more gradually building, the characters more fully developing? Many of […]
Life of a baby boomer
The one constant in the life of baby boomers has been the need to adapt to change, with each decade throwing up new and unique challenges. Especially the 1960s, when topics like sex, contraception and abortion were no longer taboo and people finally felt free to fully explore their desires. Casual sex and seeking pleasure […]
First interview with SJ Peterson
In this interview we explore some of the motivation and rationale behind SJ Peterson’s debut novel first to say it. JS (Interviewer): ‘Can you give us some background to the development of this novel?’ SJP: ‘It follows the life of the lead character, Henry, for three decades through the 1960s, 70s and 80s, the formative […]
Available free of charge
Just send an email to: sjp2410@iprimus.com.au requesting a PDF of the novel and I’ll forward it to you. Any feedback would be gratefully received. Note: it is a lengthy novel, with many characters, locations, a lot of sex, some violence, plus many twists and turns. Give it a try, I’m pretty confident you won’t be […]
Story outline
1960s Melbourne, Australia, is the setting when we first meet ten year-old Henry. His interest in girls soon shows as he progresses through school, university and onto a career in law. His hedonism is characteristic of the era, when new-found sexual freedoms were explored and experimentation was rife. Henry is an interesting mix – ready […]
About the author
SJ Peterson has been writing for decades – submissions, reports, letters, newspaper articles, media releases and more. A novel, first to say it, finally saw the light of day at the end of 2013. Commencing more than ten years earlier as a number of short stories, over subsequent years these stories were strung together and […]
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