<![CDATA[Jodi Taylor Books: Readers Questions & Answers]]>https://www.joditaylorbooks.com/s/readers-questions-and-answershttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ha2I!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F89d7162c-6e6d-498e-8723-5b9c8e0821cf_1563x1563.pngJodi Taylor Books: Readers Questions & Answershttps://www.joditaylorbooks.com/s/readers-questions-and-answersSubstackSat, 23 May 2026 11:53:51 GMT<![CDATA[How involved do you get in the cover design process?]]>https://www.joditaylorbooks.com/p/how-involved-do-you-get-in-the-coverhttps://www.joditaylorbooks.com/p/how-involved-do-you-get-in-the-coverTue, 01 Apr 2025 05:40:32 GMTJodi Taylor answers a reader’s question: How involved do you get in the cover design process?

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]]><![CDATA[If you could write someone else's book, who would you like to write?]]>https://www.joditaylorbooks.com/p/if-you-could-write-someone-elseshttps://www.joditaylorbooks.com/p/if-you-could-write-someone-elsesWed, 26 Mar 2025 10:49:34 GMTJodi Taylor answers a reader’s question: If you could write someone else's book, who would you like to write ?

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]]><![CDATA[Have you ever appeared as a cameo in any of your books?]]>https://www.joditaylorbooks.com/p/have-you-ever-appeared-as-a-cameohttps://www.joditaylorbooks.com/p/have-you-ever-appeared-as-a-cameoWed, 19 Mar 2025 13:58:12 GMTJodi Taylor answers a reader’s question: Have you ever appeared as a cameo in any of your books? Not in name of course but secretly placed a character that you think of as yourself in one of the adventures.

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]]><![CDATA[Why is Commander Hay important to Treadwell?]]>https://www.joditaylorbooks.com/p/why-is-commander-hay-important-tohttps://www.joditaylorbooks.com/p/why-is-commander-hay-important-toThu, 13 Mar 2025 08:52:33 GMTJodi Taylor answers a reader’s question: Why is Commander Hay important to Treadwell?

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]]><![CDATA[How did you come up with the Trojan horse theory, it totally blew me away, so clever.]]>https://www.joditaylorbooks.com/p/how-did-you-come-up-with-the-trojan-845https://www.joditaylorbooks.com/p/how-did-you-come-up-with-the-trojan-845Thu, 06 Mar 2025 10:13:04 GMTJodi Taylor answers a reader’s question: How did you come up with the Trojan horse theory, it totally blew me away, so clever.

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]]><![CDATA[Would you ever consider the St Mary’s or Time Police books becoming a TV series?]]>https://www.joditaylorbooks.com/p/would-you-ever-consider-the-st-maryshttps://www.joditaylorbooks.com/p/would-you-ever-consider-the-st-marysWed, 26 Feb 2025 12:36:10 GMTJodi Taylor answers a reader’s question: Would you ever consider the St Mary’s or Time Police books becoming a TV series?

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]]><![CDATA[Will we ever get to know Commander Hay’s past from her point of view? Maybe her reading her journals or writing her memoir.]]>https://www.joditaylorbooks.com/p/will-we-ever-get-to-know-commanderhttps://www.joditaylorbooks.com/p/will-we-ever-get-to-know-commanderFri, 21 Feb 2025 04:54:55 GMTJodi Taylor answers a reader’s question: Will we ever get to know Commander Hay’s past from her point of view? Maybe her reading her journals or writing her memoir.

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]]><![CDATA[Is there anything that you would add to any of the St Mary's stories that you didn't think of at the time but have done since?]]>https://www.joditaylorbooks.com/p/is-there-anything-that-you-wouldhttps://www.joditaylorbooks.com/p/is-there-anything-that-you-wouldFri, 14 Feb 2025 09:01:04 GMTJodi Taylor answers a reader’s question: Is there anything that you would add to any of the St Mary's stories that you didn't think of at the time but have done since?

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]]><![CDATA[Has there been something you'd fight any editors and publishers tooth and nail to keep included?]]>https://www.joditaylorbooks.com/p/has-there-been-something-youd-fighthttps://www.joditaylorbooks.com/p/has-there-been-something-youd-fightFri, 31 Jan 2025 14:14:24 GMTJodi Taylor answers a reader’s question about if there been a sentence, phrase, or longer quote in any of the books she loved writing so much, that you knew she'd fight any editors and publishers tooth and nail to keep it included?

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]]><![CDATA[Did Dr. Bairstow already know that Leon was going to help him found St. Mary’s when he sought him out and recruited him?]]>https://www.joditaylorbooks.com/p/did-dr-bairstow-already-know-thathttps://www.joditaylorbooks.com/p/did-dr-bairstow-already-know-thatWed, 29 Jan 2025 10:27:00 GMTJodi Taylor answers a reader’s question about if Dr. Bairstow already know that Leon was going to help him found St. Mary’s when he sought him out and recruited him?

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]]><![CDATA[Will we get Adrian and Mikey's backstory? ]]>https://www.joditaylorbooks.com/p/will-we-get-adrian-and-mikeys-backstoryhttps://www.joditaylorbooks.com/p/will-we-get-adrian-and-mikeys-backstoryWed, 22 Jan 2025 13:37:08 GMTJodi Taylor answers a reader’s question asking will we get Adrian and Mikey's backstory?

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]]><![CDATA[What is a data stack and what does it look like?]]>https://www.joditaylorbooks.com/p/what-is-a-data-stack-and-what-doeshttps://www.joditaylorbooks.com/p/what-is-a-data-stack-and-what-doesThu, 16 Jan 2025 10:39:30 GMTJodi Taylor answers a reader’s question about what is a data stack and what does it look like?

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]]><![CDATA[What made you think America would be 'closed'?]]>https://www.joditaylorbooks.com/p/what-made-you-think-america-wouldhttps://www.joditaylorbooks.com/p/what-made-you-think-america-wouldFri, 10 Jan 2025 09:00:52 GMTJodi Taylor answers a reader’s question about what made her think America would be 'closed'?

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]]><![CDATA[If you could go back and rewrite the first St. Mary's book, how different would it be?]]>https://www.joditaylorbooks.com/p/if-you-could-go-back-and-rewritehttps://www.joditaylorbooks.com/p/if-you-could-go-back-and-rewriteTue, 31 Dec 2024 15:38:07 GMTJodi Taylor answers a reader’s question about how she would change her first book, Just One Damned Thing After Another if she had the chance.

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]]><![CDATA[A reader asks Jodi Taylor have you always told or written stories?]]>https://www.joditaylorbooks.com/p/a-reader-asks-jodi-taylor-have-youhttps://www.joditaylorbooks.com/p/a-reader-asks-jodi-taylor-have-youWed, 29 May 2024 08:54:20 GMT

]]><![CDATA[Why is Commander Hay so important to Treadwell]]>https://www.joditaylorbooks.com/p/why-is-commander-hay-so-importanthttps://www.joditaylorbooks.com/p/why-is-commander-hay-so-importantWed, 22 May 2024 15:23:02 GMTJodi Taylor (almost) answers Rachel Dawson’s question about why Commander Hay is so important to Treadwell.

]]><![CDATA[How Do You Come Up With The Titles of Your Books? ]]>https://www.joditaylorbooks.com/p/how-do-you-come-up-with-the-titleshttps://www.joditaylorbooks.com/p/how-do-you-come-up-with-the-titlesWed, 15 May 2024 13:19:50 GMT

Jodi Taylor answers the question: How do you come up with the titles for your books?

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]]><![CDATA[How much did you enjoy destroying Leon's Car?]]>https://www.joditaylorbooks.com/p/how-much-did-you-enjoy-destroyinghttps://www.joditaylorbooks.com/p/how-much-did-you-enjoy-destroyingThu, 09 May 2024 06:53:02 GMT

Sarah Pennington asks if Jodi enjoyed writing the scene where Max destroys Leon’s car.

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]]><![CDATA[What happened when Max died?]]>https://www.joditaylorbooks.com/p/what-happened-when-max-diedhttps://www.joditaylorbooks.com/p/what-happened-when-max-diedThu, 02 May 2024 09:22:44 GMT

Hey, fellow rabbit-hole lovers!

Here’s something for you to get your teeth into.

What happened to those left behind at the original St Mary’s as Mrs Partridge whisked Max off to an alternate universe? With both Leon and Max dead, how did it affect the lives of those left behind?

The question was raised by Camille G on Goodreads and I must admit I found it fascinating. Downing tools, I spent a couple of hours staring out of the window, thinking What if …?

These are just my ramblings – sorry, jottings. I suspect I’ve barely scratched the surface. Please feel free to add your own comments or suggestions.

Dr Bairstow – I think he’d be distraught but it would be up to him to keep things together – which he would, shuffling personnel around to minimise the loss. In private though …

Mrs Partridge – She’d be very tight-lipped over Max’s removal to somewhere else. And she’s not telling her secret.

Tim Peterson – He’d be upset but at least he was able to say a final farewell to his best friend. He went on to marry Helen Foster and enjoy a happy if exciting domestic life.

Kalinda Black – would never go off to work for Thirsk. She was appointed Head of the History Department in Max’s place.

Helen Foster – survived to an irascible old age. Clive Ronan never killed her because Max wasn’t around to foil all his dastardly schemes.

Markham – interesting! Without Max to pull him out of the River Thames would he have died there? Or would Mrs Brown have rescued him as Camille suggested. Or what about Miss North who might have taken Max’s place on that assignment if only to keep an eye on her mother.

Even more interesting, if Markham wasn’t around to paint ‘R’ in the car park in Leicester, would Richard III’s remains ever have been found?

Would he have married Hunter? No Flora in that case? And what would have happened to all the many people he saved over the years? Or could you argue that without Max, life at St Mary’s would become considerably calmer and not nearly so many people would have needed rescuing?

Ian Guthrie – without Max to rescue Grey and Bashford he might well have ended his own life one Christmas Eve.

If he’d survived that then his life would probably have been much less interesting. Without Max Matthew would not have been born and would never have been snatched. There would have been no reason for him to pursue Clive Ronan and therefore wouldn’t have lost his eye and nearly his leg in 1204 Constantinople.

Without Guthrie, Evans would probably have become Head of Security.

David Sands – sadly died as the result of a car crash. No change.

Rosie Lee – might have gone on to form a relationship with Joe Nelson. With both Leon and Max dead would anyone ever have known. And remember there’s no Time Police in this universe. Yet.

Miss North – wouldn’t have joined the Time Police but without Max to mediate between her and Sykes there might, one day, have been a bit of a bloodbath. On the other hand, Peterson would probably have been their training officer and his more conciliatory nature might have rubbed off on them.

Dieter – would have become Chief Technical Officer. He’d still never have been a florist.

Bashford – would never have been rescued from Colchester along with Elspeth Grey. Both would have died.

Elspeth Grey – as for Bashford.

Isabella Barclay – Yeah – I got this one wrong. Sorry everyone – and thanks for pointing it out. Of course, she died before Max and so should not have been included

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]]><![CDATA[Sharon Crosby asks "Would you ever consider the St Mary’s or Time Police books becoming a TV series?"]]>https://www.joditaylorbooks.com/p/sharon-crosby-asks-would-you-everhttps://www.joditaylorbooks.com/p/sharon-crosby-asks-would-you-everThu, 02 May 2024 08:44:05 GMT

This is a hot topic with fans and here, Jodi Taylor shares some exciting news.

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