You do not reach your 60's with nothing to say,
so let me begin...............................
Life offers so many influences, even the bad experiences become the backdrop to what falls into the filing cabinate of your brain. It is those influences that have shaped my writing.
I grew up as a child where a lot of imagination was fed through radio, listening to BBC's output was fantastic, shows like 'Journey Into Space', 'The Goon Show' , it was all stimulating those brain cells.
My influences were perhaps from the less known writers, the script writers of those radio shows. But Nina Bawden did make me think more about writing, I love her characters and their mannerisims. Also Spike Milligan, now he gave me the liberty to not be told that this is the right way, but do it your way and learn to make it work, and if its funny, laugh.
Now all those factors are in the filing cabinate, and people pop out of my head that I have to say, 'Forgive me, do I know you?' The trouble is when I finish a writing, those characters do not go away, I feel guilty that I have not anything more to say about them..
Everyday there are characters knocking at the door of my thoughts
begin that I let them in.
Everyday I recall the names that became
the hero's the villans
on many a page.
So keep knocking
I am sure I'll let you in
just so long as I keep writing.
Birth Place: LOUGHBOROUGH, UK
Accomplishments: Seeing my first book in print, THEORYTHUM THE PEOPLE OF THE FIELD.
Becoming a runner up in a songwriting competition.
Books
MY NAME WAS JIACK by John W Townsend This has been the longest running write I have ever had the pleasure of.... Kindle (eBook)
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The Chairman- The Early Years and the God Clock by John W Townsend London,1966, Ryan Broome, a London Underground train driver, bids in an auction for a reclining chair; little did he know that the chair had a connection with the past that was astonishing.... Kindle (eBook)
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Dribble by John W Townsend Dribble is a West Highland Terrier, who finds himself living the high life on an English country estate, but Westies are westies and their mischievious ways leave a lot to be desired.... Kindle (eBook)
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MR. RAZ EFIMME by John W Townsend A works retirement party starts a comical farce....
BASRADAVA by John W Townsend It is the year 1548, the place Wales. Dyffd Moulton flees his village in fear of his life, the King of England wants him dead. He heads to a remote place called Brenig and a lake called Llyn Brenig, it was a place a friend told him about, a mysterious place. It is there he meets the Basradavans, a race of people unlike any he has ever known.... Amazon.com
Theorythum- Whirlpools and Waterfalls by John W Townsend The second of the Theorythum books. The time distortions continue to cause strange events, none more so than a coach heading for London. It suddenly enters a heavy mist, then appears to have strayed off the road. Yet as the mist clears, there is no road, just a coach in wild open countryside?... Amazon.com
Theorythum- The People of the Field by John W Townsend In the 1960's the USA and the UK tested atomic bombs on the edge of space, close to the Earth. Did they disturb time, create time distortions?... Amazon.com
Short Stories Mr. Jawbreaker by John W Townsend He talks to much, and you cannot get a word in... ERNST THAKELWAITES 15 MINUTES of FAME by John W Townsend What drives some of us is a mystery unto itself, one could say it is belief in oneself, none was more true than that of Ernst Thakelwaite.... The Last Train Home by John W Townsend Imagine you step out of a train onto the station platform, but its not the same.... The Pheonix Cinema by John W Townsend Theres powerful memories in old cinemas, sometimes they rise from the ashes.... COSMIC MIRRORS by John W Townsend Next time you look in your mirror---... HERE TAKE A LOOK AT THIS LETTER! by John W Townsend Imagine recieving a letter from the year 1919... The Imbibed and Tired Public Speaker by John W Townsend A rather unfit public speaker rises to his feet.... GREENS SUPERSTORE by John W Townsend Next time you go shopping take a long look through the shop windows.... TV's 'KUNG FU' on a TRAIN by John W Townsend It was like master monk teaching a young novice, perhaps Grasshopper.... ALWAYS READ THE LABEL by John W Townsend The excitement of recieving a parcel can overide the fact that is the parcel really for you.... THERE'S A HOLE IN THE GROUND by John W Townsend Jim Bolton was amazed when a hole started to appear in his backyard. It seemed deep as he could not hear anything when he threw something down, it did not hit any bottom. Then he became concerned when... THE STAIRWELL TO----------- by John W Townsend A stairwell that was installed in a block of apartments leading to the basement parking area was installed by a company that seems to not exist.... CARELESS CLARISSA by John W Townsend Clarissa is a reporter, she has never been to an awards and is over excited at interviewing her dream Bob Fusz.... THOUGHTLESS WORDS, LEAVE OPEN DOORS by John W Townsend Ever said something you regret?... ANCIENT RIGHTS by John W Townsend A field and a strange tale... STAN by John W Townsend This is a true story, just changed the name and the location.... A THIMGAMYJIG by John W Townsend What if it happend to you?... GEORGUS UNTUMPUS by John W Townsend A sad tale, if it were true,... TALKING SHOP by John W Townsend There's a way of understanding that exists in different avenues of work, its talking shop.... THE ONLINE SHOP- revisited by John W Townsend So the story returns... ENGLISH BREAD PUDDING by John W Townsend English bread pudding in a story... THE ONLINE SHOP by John W Townsend It is to say the least a matter of trust that you purchase over the internet, needless to say, you never actually enter a shop, so who are the sales people, who is the company you do buisness with?... THE CALL BOX--2 by John W Townsend Harry Greenback, may have been disturbed by the call box incident on Friday but? Harry is Harry.... The Call box by John W Townsend Ever had a cross line when making a call?... DID I DO I KNOW YOU by John W Townsend After years of trying to find someone, the unexpected happens....
Poetry WHAT IS LOVE by John W Townsend So many people have not a clue what love really is about, and that is fine because they will never agree with me, and I will never with them.... IT MAY BE TWICE AS HARD TOMORROW by John W Townsend To procrastinate is to put off, leave for another day. That is not wise in the world we live, changes can overtake, come as a thief in the night.... HOW LONG IS FOREVER by John W Townsend Words come cheap sometimes, ie 'I will love you forever' this is about those words... TICKING EVER TICKING by John W Townsend Ever listened to a noisy clock, listened to its tick tock?... A CREED of EVIL BEINGS of the AIR by John W Townsend The bio of storms is frightening, they amass so much power, make man small.... TIMETABLE by John W Townsend Events, time, distance, trains... IF I HAD by John W Townsend Thoughts around everything you wished you had said, if it was your last moment alive.... CHILD of OUR TIME by John W Townsend An uncertain future, then what of the children?... WISH I COULD by John W Townsend Revisiting fonder times... Benches by John W Townsend All around the Earth benches in an array of style situation.... OLDER THAN MY FATHER EVER SAW by John W Townsend It hits you when you become older than your father saw.... NO KITH NO KIN by John W Townsend
UNWRITTEN WAR by John W Townsend Mental war... THEY TALK of the END BUT THEY DO NOT BELIEVE by John W Townsend So much talk of 2012, climate change, etc etc. God told us these things, long before the media hype, and people still laugh at Gods word.... SEARCHING by John W Townsend
SUCH A SAD WORD IS NEGATIVE by John W Townsend Not everything is bad or ugly when seen as negative... WHAT IS FOREVER by John W Townsend Forever, a measure of time... UNWRITTEN ARTICLES by John W Townsend SURREAL WORDS ABOUT IMAGINATION... SLIGHTLY OFF CENTER by John W Townsend We are all slightly off center, but our habit of judging our failures is not Gods way.... VIEW ACROSS THE RIVER by John W Townsend Millions of lives interwoven in a city, all with their own detail.... NOT JUST BRICKS AND CEMENT by John W Townsend Life needs more than walls.... JUST AS IN by John W Townsend Difficult days for all caring people.... THATS WHAT THEY SAY by John W Townsend So easy to form judgements but sometimes it can backfire.... FUNNY OLD WORLD by John W Townsend Ode to my sister on the otherside of the world to me Australia....
Articles MY NAME WAS JIACK---The background to the book. by John W Townsend My latest book is MY NAME WAS JIACK, it has a story behind its writing.... WHY DO I DOUBT? by John W Townsend If you have doubts should you go ahead and push them aside?... WHERE DID YOU COME FROM? by John W Townsend Advice and help in how to make a story come alive.... MAKE EM LAUGH by John W Townsend So how do you?... WHEN A WRITERS MIND CREATES A REAL TIME ILLUSION by John W Townsend A look at the creations of writers.... ARE WE ALL STUPID OR SOMETHING? by John W Townsend I hate the way political games treat people as if we are stupid.... THE UK's NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM by John W Townsend A view of the UK health system... WHEN MISTAKES BECOME EXCUSES by John W Townsend Dont let anyone put you down.... BELIEVE IT OR NOT IT IS TRUE. by John W Townsend Your high in the Swiss Alps, the Sun is disappearing fast as it hides behind the hills, your looking for a sight to park your VW camper van for the night.... MEMORIES OF CAPTAIN BEEFHEART by John W Townsend Covent Garden London 1967... WHERE THE WALL IS by John W Townsend A fictional story of a village and its travel through time.... THE SHOP FRONT PRESERVATION SOCIETY by John W Townsend All around us plastic has taken over, the arty farty old style shop fascades have gone, surrendered to the ugly.... THIS IS RADIO DID-DIDDY-DA-DOT, SHUT UP!!!!! by John W Townsend Ever tuned into a find a radio station and got hooked on tuning?... 42 YEARS TOO LONG by John W Townsend When you have lost touch with a friend, it used to be more difficult to find them, nowdays its like a pre-occupation of many to find them, using the internet....
News MY NAME WAS JIACK by John W Townsend A disaster on board a space station orbiting Mars. Certain destruction unless your a pessimistic optimist like Jack Thatcher.... FATHER MILLIGAN of GOLDERS GREEN by John W Townsend Just keeping you in touch with two other manuscripts ready for the year to come.... FACEBOOK and BLOGSPOT by John W Townsend I haxe a Facebook page you might enjoy
as well as a blog... I AM SORRY IT FELL OUT OF MY HEAD by John W Townsend From idea to book.... Here is a Publisher that I Recommend by John W Townsend I have used several self publish routes, all I have found is a very unreal world of half truth, if my submission was crap then tell me, advise me, do not take my money under some false impression th... MR.RAZ EFIMME by John W Townsend Here is the cover for my next release. MR.RAZ EFIMME... DRIBBLE - HOW IT CAME ABOUT by John W Townsend If you know Westies need I say more?... BASRADAVA - BACKGROUND by John W Townsend Some thoughts about Basradava... THEORYTHUM 1 & THEORYTHUM 2 - BACKGROUND by John W Townsend Well a little bit did happen.... THE PHONE BOX by John W Townsend The two on my stories...
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Currently writing about a fictional hapless Priest, a comical autobiography of his life.
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