Discover thrilling tales from Thailand to Wales – 60 novels by Owen Jones!
Discover thrilling tales from Thailand to Wales – 60 novels by Owen Jones!
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Naan – The Mountain Kingdom We set off for Naan – the mountain kingdom before five a.m. and arrived in immigration at eight forty. We were seen immediately and finished fifteen minutes later. By shortly after nine, we were wasting…
Amazon Has Made A Pig’s Ear Of VAT I had a bit of a shock today when I noticed what a pig’s ear Amazon has made of VAT in Europe. You see, I sold a copy of ‘Dead Centre…
The Heat Is On It looks as if I’m going to get a longer sentence in the doghouse than normal. This is the second day and no sign of a reprieve yet. I just got shouted at for locking…
The Day After… I think I’m suffering from PND – that can only refer to Post Novel Depression for us male writers. I never thought it affected me, but then thinking about it, I have never had a gap…
My Wife’s Birthday Today is my wife’s birthday. People started to arrive at nine am, but that was only to help cook the two pigs’ heads she had promised Buddha the day before and prepare food for tonight. The…
‘Destiny’ from ‘The Eternal Plan – Revealed’ Every man is working towards his ultimate destiny. ‘Destiny’ is a term used loosely in this day and age to describe events and happenings that mark highlights in man’s development. Actually, when…
Dead Centre II is Finished I have always thought that photos like this were posed, but this one honestly wasn’t. I was on the point of finishing, Dead Centre II, my latest novel at my usual watering hole, when…
Reclaiming US Tax I paid US taxes on my Internet activities needlessly for about fifteen years, then three years ago, I phoned the international section of the Inland Revenue Service, which is situated in Texas, I believe, and obtained…
Penny Wise, but Pound Foolish We bought a house in need of severe renovation or even demolition and rebuilding in Thailand eight or nine years ago. There was a small vacant plot to our right, which I thought would…
Colin Jones – My Dad All Spirit is Endowed with Light All Spirit is endowed with light Of varying strengths and coloured hue, From everlasting glory bright To everlasting love so true. For light and love and truth…
At Least It’s Friday My bank, Citibank, thought it was time to have a go at me today. I received an email from them saying that they suspected fraudulent activity on my account because it had been accessed from Thailand.…
Pantsing vs Planning a Book Writers, of books and probably other forms of writing, are divided into two kinds: those who write their book as they go, that is, by the seat of their pants – and hence ‘pantsing’ –…
My Annual Pain in The Neck My wife, Neem, and I have been working towards one goal for the last three days, that is to get my twelve-month visa renewed, my annual pain in the neck, with the minimum…
Marketing Books As you may be aware, I am working on a sequel to a novel I wrote about a year ago called ‘Dead Centre’ about a new type of terrorist organisation. This one is proving to be more difficult…
Just Another Manic Monday Weeks ago, a lot nearer New Year, Amazon’s two sprog firms, Kindle and CreateSpace wrote to me, by email, of course, that it was the time of the year that I had to renew my vows…
Tracking Online Book Sales I am writing this article on book sales as a follow-on from my piece yesterday entitled ‘Selling Books Online’. If you are going to be spending your precious life promoting your books, or anything else for…
Selling Books Online Sunday is the best day of the week to sell my books, followed closely by Thursday. I don’t know whether this is true about book buyers for everyone and I have only just discovered the fact myself, because…
Wales Loses, But We Don’t Have To and 404 Error Messages I awoke this morning to discover that Wales had lost to England at the annual Six Nations rugby internationals, or is it Seven Nations now?. I’m not a…