Author Will Macmillan Jones

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Will Macmillan Jones lives in Wales, a lovely green verdant land with a rich cultural heritage, which he does his best to support, (by yelling encouragement at the TV when Wales plays rugby!)

Having worked as an Accountant, he now writes, in a desperate attempt to avoid terminal atrophy of his brain.

An admitted 50 something lover of Blues, Rock and Jazz, he has fulfilled his lifelong ambition by extending his bookcases to fill an entire wall of his office at home.

If you stumble across Will’s Website (he has a separate blog which is where clicking HERE, you will find the following message from him:

Well, Hi!

Somehow you have found your way to my website. Keep a firm hold of your reality, and maybe you’ll escape!

So, what’s here?  Well, if you have found your way over here you probably already know that I’m an author.  Actually, that sounds a bit pretentious, doesn’t it?  And I certainly never think of myself that way.  Graham Greene, he’s an author.  Sir Terry Pratchett, he’s an author.  Me? I’m a scribbler of bad jokes, a teller of tall tales, possessed by a spirit with an impish imagination.  Not an author.  Yet I do write books, and some guys have been generous enough to tell me they have been entertained for a quiet hour or two whilst reading them.  That’s enough for me.

I’ve got a few different things knocking about now, and here you can find some details on them.

It’s all a bit scary doing this for me, so bear with me…

If you are really bored, with nothing better to do, why not have a look at my blog?

To belie his non-claim to fame, his books include the following:

The Showing

His visit to the house has awoken that which was sleeping.

How many will be taken before it is laid to rest?

Banned Underground series:

The Amulet of Kings

Take one Dark Lord, one off-white witch, two teenagers, one dwarf blues band and a jazz- loving Bog troll. Mix. Wait for the explosion of laughter…

What could be worse? Having to take a holiday in the (rainy) Lake District in the Northwest of England, with an aunt who turns people into frogs for a hobby? Or battling the local Dark Lord, whose attempt at world domination starts with the nearby underground Dwarf Mansion, and its enormous collection of used pizza boxes? Or getting involved with a jazz-loving bog troll and his dwarven Rhythm and Blues band? Or is it being miles from a McDonalds? The teenagers find out as they fall into a Mad, Mad World, so close to our own that you can’t tell the difference.

The Mystic Accountants

Just when they thought that life had returned to normal after defeating a dark wizard in the Lake District, Chris and Linda get a letter, followed by a knock on the door. Their friends are back, and they’re in trouble – again.

In the mist-haunted Dwarf Mansion, the Banned Underground has played another gig. But this time the feedback has blown the Throne of the Mountain King apart, and the Banned must find a replacement on pain of, well, pain. The junior dark lord is out for revenge, if his satnav doesn’t keep him from following the band. Grizelda, the off-white witch and occasional aunt to the teenagers, is busy with some mad monks who want to conquer the world starting with Wales. Maybe Dai, the Drunken Dragon can help? Will the Tuatha stay out of the pub long enough to render assistance? If not, Jailhouse Rock looms for the Banned Underground.

The Vampire Mechanic

Oh dear. Santa’s not-so-little helpers have “borrowed” his sleigh on their way to a Banned Underground concert – and crashed it on the way. Can the Banned help them before Santa finds out? But the mechanic who services the sleigh is a vampire, and getting the job done could be a challenge. If that’s not enough, the Dark Lord’s Mercedes is getting a bit long in the tooth too, and he fancies the sleigh as a replacement. And will Grizelda, the off-white witch give back the reindeer after using one to win the local show-jumping competition?

With the Vampire Mechanic in the clutches of the apprentice Dark Lord and Grizelda’s dreams of blue ribbons, the Banned will have to go like a Bat out of Hell this time…

Bass Instinct

Dai the Drinking Dragon has been kidnapped by the Dark Lord for nefarious purposes, and by his receptionist for even less reputable reasons. Without their bass player, The Banned Underground are now in deep trouble with their record label. They have to produce the recordings for an album, and someone has stolen the tapes from the last gig. Can they make some more recordings, or will Freya, the renegade dwarf bass player, distract the boys whilst the Dark Lord’s evil schemes come to fruition? The Dark Lord has found some thugs to help him in his latest plan to invade the Dwarf Mansion, but they have other things on their minds – like looting and pillaging the locals, and it’s all going wrong again. Will record-producing Adam set his Ants on The Banned? Or will it all come good in the end? Time is Tight on this one for The Banned Underground…

The Satnav of Doom

Abandon all hope all ye who go looking for The Satnav of Doom

The country’s economy is in trouble. No change there, you might well say. But this time it’s because the Dark Lord has taken an interest. Deep within their Fairy Hill, the Edern are building a new International Economic Forecasting Device, and the Dark Lord fancies hacking into the system. Or, indeed stealing it outright if it works.

His latest plot to win control of the Dwarf Mansion has been foiled, and he is in need of funds to buy off his wizarding colleagues. Can his assistants help him to get the Money For Nothing?

Have Frog, Will Travel

Go Fridge-diving at Grizelda’s in Have Frog, Will Travel

A traditional witch’s cottage is a wondrous, if sometimes impractical, thing. But not in the eyes of the County Council Building Regulations Inspectorate. And when the Council Inspector condemns her home after a chance encounter with the Fridge, Grizelda (off-white witch and leading proponent of the people/frog spell) is forced into a quest for a competent builder to make the necessary alterations.

But such things are not always easy to find, and as for a suitable plumber, well, you could throw money down the drain. Or the frog pond, as it might be… Just who is going to turn out to be Another Brick In The Wall?

Non-Series books:

Living With A Teenager

Stop tearing your hair out with Living With A Teenager

Do you have a teenager?

Any parent who has owned one of these modern marvels is going to LOL, ROFL, or maybe even ROFLMAO at this collection of one liners about a single parent’s relationship with his daughter. Once they have worked out what all the initials mean, of course.

Laugh and empathize with Will Macmillan Jones as he drops this crazy list on you: his one-liner rant on varied quips he’s had in his I-have-a-teenager experience.

He also has Short Stories in A Splendid Salmagundi and Indie Bites

Don’t forget, you can find out more about Will by clicking HERE.

 

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