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Saturday 17 December 2016

Storm of Arranon – Review

Storm of Arranon – Review: Storm of Arranon by R. E. Sheahan Review by Barry Boy I was given this book in exchange for an honest review. Storm of Arranon is a science-fiction fantasy concerning two worlds that have a loose a…

Saturday 10 December 2016

Help Publish My Latest Novel, Please

Help Publish My Latest Novel: Help Publish My Latest Novel, Please I am not asking for Crowd-Funding, or indeed any money at all, and it will take two minutes of your time. Amazon, through a subsidiary, KindleScout, wants to kn…

Friday 9 December 2016

Tiger Lily of Bangkok

Tiger Lily of Bangkok

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Wednesday 7 December 2016

Calle Goya (First Chapter)

Calle Goya (First Chapter): The Ghouls of Calle Goya I have entered this book into a competition for a publishing contract – the first time I have tried such a thing. You can help me to get that contract by voting for m…

The Ghouls of Calle Goya

The Ghouls of Calle Goya: The Ghouls of Calle Goya by Owen Jones If you are reading this before January 7th 2017, please click this link to vote for it being published – it is extremely important to me… get your…

Tuesday 29 November 2016

Ban Koy, Laos

Ban Koy, Laos: Ban Koy, Laos Yesterday, I told you about my opinion of Laos and how we got to the hotel we were going to stay at on my visa run to Laos. As I said, we normally stay in the capital, but this time w…

Monday 28 November 2016

Visa Run to Laos 2016

Visa Run to Laos 2016: Visa Run to Laos 2016 We had to go to Laos again last week for visa reasons that I won’t bore you with. I am not a big fan of the country; I have never had a good trip there – not once in ten visit…

My Novels on Amazon

My Novels on Amazon: This is a list of the novels, novellas, novelettes and books Owen Jones has written so far, clicking the book cover will take you to the book in question at the Amazon store nearest to you, where y…

Sunday 27 November 2016

Anger and Arrogance

Anger and Arrogance: Anger and Arrogance I was talking to an Australian WW2 vet in a bar in Pattaya this afternoon, while my wife was shopping in the market across the road. After twenty minutes or so of sitting next t…

Saturday 19 November 2016

Daisy’s Chain: Which Cover?

Daisy’s Chain: Which Cover?: Daisy’s Chain by Owen Jones Daisy’s Chain, my latest novel, will be released soon, but I want your opinion on which cover you prefer. I’ll give you some of the story to help you d…

Sunday 6 November 2016

Children’s Uses For the Internet and PLR Articles

Children’s Uses For the Internet and PLR Articles: Children’s Uses For the Internet and PLR Articles Would you like your children to be one step ahead of the other kids in their class? And even one or more steps in front of most adults in the…

Monday 31 October 2016

King Kaeo Road, Bangkok

King Kaeo Road, Bangkok: King Kaeo Road, Bangkok First of all, it has to be said that King Kaeo probably does not mean what you think it does if you don’t speak Thai. ‘King’ can mean a foreign king, but i…

Wednesday 26 October 2016

Writers’ Readers

Writers’ Readers: Writers’ Readers For the sake of this article, I’m going to forget about famous people. In these days when glamour and celebrity are so hyped up, they get enough publicity anyway. I am talkin…

Tuesday 25 October 2016

The British and the Weather

The British and the Weather: The British and the Weather If you listen to, or read the British media often, you will be told at least once a week that the British public loves to talk about the weather. It is always said in su…

Tuesday 18 October 2016

Wheels in Motion

Wheels in Motion: Wheels in Motion It is time to put some wheels in motion. We will be returning to Spain in about five weeks and things have to be done before then. Unfortunately, the two things remaining for us to…

Sunday 16 October 2016

King Bhumipol Adulyadej of Thailand R.I.P.

King Bhumipol Adulyadej of Thailand R.I.P.: King Bhumipol Adulyadej of Thailand R.I.P. The day that most Thais have been dreading for years has arrived – the day after the King has died. King Bhumibol was a revered figure in Thailand; …

Friday 14 October 2016

MF910L AIS 4G Pocket WI-FI

MF910L AIS 4G Pocket WI-FI: MF910L AIS 4G Pocket WI-FI I am back in the remote Thai village of my wife’s birth, where we have a house. We have moved to Spain, but when we lived here, until five months ago, we had an Int…

Tuesday 11 October 2016

Roaming Hotspots, Batman!

Roaming Hotspots, Batman!: Roaming Hotspots, Batman! I didn’t even know that roaming hotspots existed until two days ago, and now I am one! I need the Internet. Anybody who knows me knows that. I need the Internet more…

Monday 10 October 2016

In Sickness and in Health

In Sickness and in Health: In Sickness and in Health It has been my turn to be ill recently. We are both under a lot of strain what with visas and the requirements therefore, which no-one in authority seems willing to commit…

Thursday 6 October 2016

The Blackbird

The Blackbird: The Blackbird Isn’t it strange how some events can haunt you for the rest of your life? I have three such incidents that I think about every week. The first involved a ‘real’ bow and arrow. A frien…

Sunday 25 September 2016

Spanish Residency Permit

Spanish Residency Permit: Spanish Residence Permit As a citizen of Great Britain, or a subject of the queen thereof (I am no longer sure) before the Brexit referendum, my chances of gaining a Spanish Residency Permit were v…

Monday 19 September 2016

Back to Square One

Back to Square One: Back to Square One As some of you will know, I tried to fulfil my twelve-year-old promise to my wife during the summer and move us to Europe to live. We were both looking forward to it, and I was s…

Thursday 15 September 2016

Free Books - 'Marketing Your Book' - Free Strategies - Free Book

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Sunday 11 September 2016

The Brotherhood of Merlin

The Brotherhood of Merlin: The Brotherhood of Merlin by Rory D. Nelson Review by Barry Boy I was given this book in exchange for an honest review. I was looking forward to reading this book, because I am a Celt, as was Merli…

Saturday 10 September 2016

Free Books

Free Books: Free Books and Videos Readers: free books will be available here when words get around. If you need a free .epub reader, search on ‘free adobe epub reader’ and if you need to convert a …

Conventions In Writing

Conventions In Writing: Conventions In Writing Sometimes, it seems that our lives are full of conventions. There are all sorts of them: social conventions; Star Trek Conventions; Conventions of Witches (and even witches&#…

Saturday 6 August 2016

Fuengirola Market

Fuengirola Market: Fuengirola Market Today is our second visit to Fuengirola Market, since it only operates on a Tuesday until about two, when it reverts to its intended use of car park. Fuengirola Market is biggest I have ever been to in the world, although it is hard to estimate the size of some of t he …

Wednesday 3 August 2016

Spain and the European Union

Spain and the European Union: Spain and the European Union We were talking to an expat here in southern Spain yesterday afternoon. He has lived here for more than twenty years and says that he cannot understand why Spain is in the European Union. His diatribe started with nepotism. “Go to the town hall,” he said, “or the police station …

Sunday 31 July 2016

SWAMP – Forum

SWAMP – Forum: This page used to hold our forum, but it was slow, so we moved it over to Facebook. Please come to The #SWAMP, our FB group. Join The SWAMP, it's cool !

SWAMP on Facebook

SWAMP on Facebook: This is the SWAMP where artists of all persuasions and their aficionados can hang out, chat and promote their work and favourite stuff.

Saturday 30 July 2016

Set and Forget Promo Package

Set and Forget Promo Package: The Set and Forget Powerful Promo Package This is a powerful advertising package for those writers and other artists who don’t have the time to do the basic promotional work themselves. It can also be seen as a solid foundation of advertising upon which you can build as and when you have the time. An …

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Twitter Plans

Twitter Plans: Everyone would agree that Twitter is the best of the social media for selling goods such as books. If you want to harness the power of Tweets, let's get together

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Friday 29 July 2016

Exploring Fuengirola

Exploring Fuengirola: Exploring Fuengirola We haven’t been out for a few days, so I suggested that we spend a couple of hours exploring Fuengirola, or more precisely, the neighbourhood, in which we live. There is absolutely nothing we can do to help advance our case with immigration, so my wife agreed. It was only a few hundred …

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Thursday 28 July 2016

Our Spanish National Insurance Numbers

Our Spanish National Insurance Numbers: Our Spanish National Insurance Numbers I have known for nine weeks that we would need Spanish National Insurance numbers if we are to stay here legally, and we did go to see a solicitor for help within a few days of landing, but, as with most things official except fines, it takes time. I should …

Wednesday 27 July 2016

Teething Troubles

Teething Troubles: Teething Troubles We have been in Spain a fortnight now and things are going well, if a little too slowly to completely alleviate our anxieties over Neem’s visa. However, we are experiencing a few teething troubles. I think that we have found out that our immediate goals need to be to get NIE (an ID …

Tuesday 26 July 2016

Monday 25 July 2016

Schengen Visa II

Schengen Visa II: Schengen Visa II We had to repeat our journey to the Spanish Embassy: five hundred metres on a motorcycle taxi, which took us to the end of our lane, across the busy dual carriageway and down the busy pavement to the taxi rank, where we took a taxi five kilometres or so to the Underground …

Sunday 24 July 2016

Behind The Smile – Give-Away

Behind The Smile – Give-Away: Behind The Smile : Daddy’s Hobby  Give-Away Runs until August 14th, 2016 I am giving away five copies of this very popular novel in this free, easy-to-enter competition. Come back every day to increase your chances of winning. The novel and indeed the series follows the life of Lek, a simple country girl from northern …

Thursday 21 July 2016

Modern Indie Books

Modern Indie Books

Afterword to Andropov’s Cuckoo

Afterword to Andropov’s Cuckoo: AFTERWORD I, the author of Andropov’s Cuckoo,, was studying Russian in Leningrad in 1973, when I met an Asian lady and her friends. Her name was Youriko and we became instant friends exactly as I describe it in the book. Everything in the chapters concerning that year in Leningrad is true: the Bibles, the letter …

Wednesday 20 July 2016

Disappointment 19-7-2016

Disappointment 19-7-2016: Disappointment 19-7-2016 Today my wife and I suffered the biggest disappointment for years. I was supposed to be going to the police today to obtain my residence permit, which would make it infinitely easier for my wife to remain here with me, which is obviously quite natural. However, my appointment was cancelled because my paperwork …

Modern Indie Books

Modern Indie Books

Monday 18 July 2016

Andropov’s Cuckoo Review

Andropov’s Cuckoo Review: Andropov’s Cuckoo Review 5.0 out of 5 stars A peek behind the curtain By Enrico Grafitti on July 17, 2016 Format: Kindle Edition Once in a while the heavy curtain covering the real world of spies and intelligence agencies is lifted and we get a glimpse of the motivations and crudeness that compels people to …

Sunday 17 July 2016

A Great Day

A Great Day: A Great Day We have had a few good days since we have been in Fuengirola, and by that I mean that we have felt that we have made some progress towards our goals. Moving into our apartment was a great day and that was only a week ago. Since then, we have spent most …

Saturday 16 July 2016

Our New Insiders’ Newsletter

Our New Insiders’ Newsletter: Our New Insiders’ Newsletter I decided to launch a new newsletter because I felt that it would be a repository of answers to questions about writing, publishing and my own books that repeatedly crop up and I decided to call it an Insiders’ Newsletter, because that is what I intend it to be. I ran …

Thursday 14 July 2016

Business Cards

Business Cards: I need a new supply of business cards, so I went back to Vistaprint, a company I have used for at least ten years and maybe twice as long, I don’t remember, but I also don’t remember ever using anyone else. Anyway, the last ten years, I have been living in Thailand and so have …

Friday 8 July 2016

Our New Apartment

Our New Apartment: Our New Apartment Our new apartment in the centre of Fuengirola is very nice, or rather it suits us as it is fully equipped, clean and central. That doesn’t mean that we haven’t had problems though. For example, the language on the cooker, fridge and freezer is in Spanish, which neither of us speaks. However, …

Friday 1 July 2016

Starting Again

Starting Again: This is the second time in twelve years that I have gone to a foreign country to start again. On the last occasion it was Thailand, now it is Spain. In Thailand, my future wife was a rock when it came to sorting out the details of life and especially settling in. Starting …

Spain, Fuengirola, starting again, Jomarijo, coast 2 coast, friends

Saturday 4 June 2016

Spain, Here We Come!

Spain, Here We Come!: Spain, Here Come! We are supposed to be leaving for Spain in six days time, but my wife still hasn’t been granted a visa, despite everything being pre-booked as a prerequisite for that visa. She phoned up this morning at ten thirty and was told they were too busy to talk to anyone, she would...

#Spain #visa #Bangkok

Friday 3 June 2016

A Week Today

A Week Today: A Week Today A week today, at this very moment, we should be taking off from Helsinki Airport for Malaga in southern Spain. However, as a Thai, despite having been my wife for eight years, she needs a visa and the Spanish Embassy in Bangkok hasn’t issued it yet. This is not all their fault,

A Week Today, Bangkok, Spain, Embassy, visa, British

Wednesday 1 June 2016

Thai Television

Thai Television: Thai Television I cannot profess to be an expert on Thai television, because I can’t bear to watch it, but I have been force fed portions of it over the twelve years that I have been here. Naturally, having spent the last twelve years here, I cannot compare Thai television with its counterpart back in …

Monday 30 May 2016

Swan Inn II, Bangkok

Swan Inn II, Bangkok: Swan Inn II, Bangkok I booked the Swan Inn II, Soi Nana, on Agoda from seven hundred kilometres away. I stopped the taxi two hundred yards short at Swan Inn I, and we walked the rest of the way after my error had been pointed out to us. Our room was ready, clean and larger …

#bangkok

Sunday 15 May 2016

Liars, Lies and Lying

Liars, Lies and Lying: Liars, Lies and Lying Most liars are stupid people, because they assume that everyone is stupid enough to believe them. However, they forget at least two things: 1) people are pretty good at sussing out liars 2) people are more cautious with people they have caught lying before, and most liars are serial liars. Liars …

Wednesday 11 May 2016

Night to Remember

Night to Remember: A Night to Remember Our daughter shares a flat in Bangkok with her cousin, whom she grew up with, so last night his, parents, he and our party went out for the evening. The youths chose the venue, which seemed to be very popular with students, which is what they are. The BBQresort is the …

#restaurant #bangkok

Monday 9 May 2016

Bangkok’s Red Light District

Bangkok’s Red Light District: Bangkok’s Red Light District The Nana area of Bangkok is widely regarded as the centre of Bangkok’s famous Red Light District by millions of tourists from all over the world, although the police refuses to admit that such a thing exists anywhere in Thailand because it is against the law. The thousands, nay, tens of thousands …

Bangkok, Red Light District, nana, pattaya, girls, bars

Saturday 7 May 2016

Soi Nana: Bangkok's Red Light District - Megan Publishing Services

Soi Nana: Bangkok's Red Light District - Megan Publishing Services: Soi Nana: Bangkok’s Red Light District Soi Nana is not only in, but is, what most people call Bangkok’s Red Light District. However, not only sex tourists want to stay here. Thrill-seekers love it and so do those looking for visas, because many of the Embassies are within walking distance of it, including the British, …

Wednesday 4 May 2016

Getting to Soi Nana Bangkok

Getting to Soi Nana Bangkok: Getting to Soi Nana, Bangkok It is somewhere between six and seven hundred kilometres from our village in the north of Thailand to Bangkok. One authoritative German once assured me that it is precisely 644 km to the sign that says the equivalent of ‘Bangkok welcomes careful drivers’. Be that as it may, it took …


It Is So Sad... - Megan Publishing Services

It Is So Sad... - Megan Publishing Services

It Is So Sad that some writers of fantasy novels like to call them paranormal when they are nothing of the kind. Read on for more details

Thursday 28 April 2016

Moving On - Megan Publishing Services

Moving On - Megan Publishing Services

We think that the time has come for us to be moving on. I made the promise hat we would twelve years ago, but the conditions are now right

moving, thailand, europe, family, friends,  books

Sunday 24 April 2016

Staying In Europe - Megan Publishing Services

Staying In Europe - Megan Publishing Services



I have at least three unassailable, good reasons for staying in Europe, but you will have to click through to read them as there is no room here

europe, british, european, law, human rights, rights, wife

Wednesday 20 April 2016

PLR Pension Fund - Megan Publishing Services

PLR Pension Fund - Megan Publishing Services

A pension fund can be of the traditional kind or you could take charge of your own finances for a tiny charge. No con! Just read this...

PLR, Pension Fund, finances, niche, article, content

When You're Older - Megan Publishing Services

When You're Older - Megan Publishing Services

Becoming older is a gradual process that seems to occur over night. It brings with it many changes, some of which seem linked to Karma

older, blessings, Karma, ungrateful, children, pension

Tuesday 5 April 2016

April 5th 2016 - Megan Publishing Services

April 5th 2016 - Megan Publishing Services

April 5th, Songkhran, new year, Behind The Smile, first novel, taxes

April 5th, 2016 is a special day for several reasons, but my favourite is that people are arriving in the village to celebrate the Thai New Year

Sunday 3 April 2016

Conventions - Megan Publishing Services

Conventions - Megan Publishing Services

conventions, writing, capitalising, titles, english, spelling, punctuation

There are so many conventions in life, and the writer is confronted with other sets of them too, but thy often conflict with each other...

Saturday 2 April 2016

All Pre-war Writers Were Toffs - Megan Publishing Services

All Pre-war Writers Were Toffs - Megan Publishing Services

Pre-war, Writers, Toffs, working-class, readers, writers

Wartime children were the first working-class readers and their offspring, the Baby Boomers are the first working-class writers. Read on...

Friday 1 April 2016

Logging In Conspiracy - Megan Publishing Services

Logging In Conspiracy - Megan Publishing Services

Logging In, Conspiracy, google, twitter, password, dropline, facebook

Have you noticed the recent Logging In Conspiracy? It was done so subtly. Log-ins were stretched so we couldn't remember them and then...

Thursday 31 March 2016

Being Ill in Thailand - Megan Publishing Services

Being Ill in Thailand - Megan Publishing Services

Ill, Thailand, hospital, doctor, gout, infection

Being ill in Thailand can be a risky business, but then that is probably true of any country, if you choose to live in a remote location... read on

Wednesday 30 March 2016

Website Hosting 5 - Megan Publishing Services

Website Hosting 5 - Megan Publishing Services

Website Hosting, hosting, website, blog, host

My recent experiences with UK website hosting companies leaves a lot to be desired. If you are thinking of a change of host, you need to read this

Tuesday 29 March 2016

Making Money from Hobbies - Megan Publishing Services

Making Money from Hobbies - Megan Publishing Services

Making Money, Hobbies, income, websites, PLR, content

Making Money from Hobbies has to be a major consideration in these days of austerity, job insecurity and recession. Can you monetise your hobbies?

Monday 28 March 2016

Quick Blog or Website - Megan Publishing Services

Quick Blog or Website - Megan Publishing Services

This page describes how to set up a Quick Blog or Website in an hour or two using templates and PLR content to provide an extra income for life

Quick Blog, #blog #Website #plr #niche #content

Sunday 27 March 2016

Our Visa Run to Nan - Megan Publishing Services

Our Visa Run to Nan - Megan Publishing Services

Nan, Visa Run, visa, mountain, uttaradit

Our Visa Run to Nan takes place twice a year - once to apply for it and once to collect it. If you know nothing about Nan, please look it up - seriously

Saturday 26 March 2016

Chase Me, Chase Me! - Megan Publishing Services

Chase Me, Chase Me! - Megan Publishing Services

chase, chase me, gay, boys, article, thailand, insulting

Chase me! Chase me! is about an incident I witnessed a few days ago. It was very disturbing for several reasons

Friday 25 March 2016

Modern Indie Books

Modern Indie Books

#indie #publishing #books

Today's free copy on top issues in indie publishing is out now!

What is a Story For? - Megan Publishing Services

What is a Story For? - Megan Publishing Services

story, embellishment, famous, writer, reader, blue dresses

What is a Story For? What is a Story For? I am writing this article because I was listening to a famous reader telling a story by a very famous writer and I...

Wednesday 23 March 2016

Free Wi-Fi Internet Access - Megan Publishing Services

Free Wi-Fi Internet Access - Megan Publishing Services

Wi-Fi, Internet, emails, village, thailand, free

Free Wi-Fi Internet Access has been granted to everyone who lives in our small village in N. Thailand by the local authority. It saves every family money

Sunday 20 March 2016

Blog Partners

Blog Partners

#free #blogging #advice

Thai Smile - Megan Publishing Services

Thai Smile - Megan Publishing Services

The Thai smile is world-famous to such an extent that Thailand is also known as the Land of Smiles and compares with La Gioconda

thai smile, land, smiles, thai, smile

Friday 11 March 2016

Many Deaths - Megan Publishing Services

Many Deaths - Megan Publishing Services

#deaths,#death #village #family #Thai

There have been many deaths in our village this year - at least one a week - and our family has contributed two to that number...

Saturday 13 February 2016

Mysticism in Fiction

Mysticism in Fiction

Mysticism, Fiction, Spiritualism, witches, witchcraft

Don't be put off by mysticism or Sci-Fi in fiction. Get to know the author and his intentions, before you put you put your foot in it...

Friday 12 February 2016

Fact Versus Fiction Snobbery

Fact Versus Fiction Snobbery

Fact, Fiction, Snobbery, prejudice, reality, expert

What do you think about Fact Versus Fiction Snobbery? I thoroughly hate snobbery, which is akin to prejudice, of any kind. Read more here...

Thursday 11 February 2016

Factual Versus Fictional Writing

Factual Versus Fictional Writing

Factual Versus Fictional Writing, factual, fictional, writing, subjective, Star Trek

There is not a lot of difference between Factual and Fictional Writing when it comes down to it, because factual is historic, and history is subjective

Wednesday 13 January 2016

Why Every Webmaster Needs PLR Content

Why Every Webmaster Needs PLR Content

This article explains Why Every Webmaster Needs PLR Content. PLR content gives peace of mind like insurance, so that if something happens, you have a backup

 PLR Content, webmasters, PLR, content, page ranking, write

Tuesday 12 January 2016

PLR Content - Why Every Webmaster Needs Some

PLR Content - Why Every Webmaster Needs Some

PLR Content - Why 'Every Webmaster Needs Some' gives a simple reason why all webmasters should have a PLR back-up. Read more here...

webmaster, plr content, niche content, back-up, websites, newsletters

Friday 8 January 2016

Happy New Year

Happy New Year

Happy New Year from Thailand, where New Year has an altogether different way of looking at time. They have at least three New Years

Happy New Year, thailand, new year, chinese, thai, western,

Wednesday 6 January 2016

Internet Radio

Internet Radio

Internet Radio is a powerful way for local artists to reach local people, who may be tired of listening to the same old international top twenty bands

Internet Radio, local, internet, radio, bands, listeners

Sunday 3 January 2016

2016: Book Sales

2016: Book Sales

Despite writing 16 more books, my sales rose by just $17 over the year, which is incredibly disappointing as I am used to 140% increases

2016, Book Sales, sales, books, 2015