Avatar for newcomer

newcomer

not yet ranked

first registered 06.11.10

last online 66 days ago

report abuse
about me

I was born in 1930, the year that most of my novel is set in.
For a number of years I have been tracing my Family Tree and it occurred to me that I could turn it into a novel. However, that might be boring for readers other than my relatives so I came up with this idea, which is in no way biographical.

I was a grammar school boy who worked as a junior sales clerk in a television manufacturing company before spending a couple of years in the RAF (National Service 1948 – 1950).
After that I became an engineering draughtsman and finished up as a Project Planning Engineer.

Each time I have received constructive criticisms I have edited my novel to include them. I look forward to receiving many more from writers with more experience than me. Who knows, with your help I might get to be in the first five

favourite books

C.S. Forrester’s “Hornblower Series”
“The Gun”
“Brown on Resolution”

Mackinley Kator’s “Andersonville”

Any book by Wilbur Smith

my websites

    

HarperCollins is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.

Self-publish with CreateSpace

my books

The Lottery Ticket

John Hill

An unemployed man finds a winning lottery ticket. Will he succeed in claiming the prize money, or will he be found out.


Alan Weyland was born destined to be a loser but at his worst hour he finds a winning lottery ticket. To avoid telling his wife he has been sacked for misconduct, he considers trying to claim the prize money by stating that he purchased the ticket himself. With the help of a friend he proceeds with this plan. The story tells of his progress and setbacks.

 

The Travelchair

John Hill

How would you like to be able to travel back to 1930 and buy goods (now collectors items or antiques) at their prices?


Martin Wilson, hotel owner and father of the beautiful Diane, accidentally gets transported back to 1930. One year later after being made redundant, 25 year old Jack Carter takes a holiday and meets Diane with whom he falls in love. He discovers how to travel back to 1930 and spends the next three months looking for her father and helping to keep the hotel afloat.
Jack is enthralled by the pace of life he encounters in 1930 and discovers he can finance his adventure by bringing back items from then and selling them in 2005 as collectors items or antiques. Whilst there he buys an Austin 7 and travels to many locations seeking Martin, leading him into several thrilling and amusing romantic adventures.
Jack's search is not helped by the different situations that Martin gets himself into. How will Martin, who is aged 66, survive without any money or goods in the earlier era and will Jack be successful in finding him?

 

my friends

leave me a message

click here to leave a message

latest

emeraldraj wrote 54 days ago

Will you fight for CUPID (god of sexual love) leading men or for L....

Jannypeacock wrote 242 days ago

Hi John, I’m sorry to be a pain, possibly for the second time (cri....

Eponymous Rox wrote 280 days ago

Hullo there, John. I'm still a reader on Authonomy scouting for books....

RossClark1981 wrote 286 days ago

Hi John, Luminous Dark, currently ranked at 3 on the authonomy cha....

Jack Cerro wrote 294 days ago

Hi This is an invitation for you to post a least one paragraph of....

view all

my comments

latest

I wrote 515 days ago

Alan I've read more of your book and I'm sorry to see it has slipped to second place. I have now backed it and hope that this might help you to regain the top place. John view book

view all