J E Martin

John is in his early fifties. For over 20 years he has been a technical author, penning many guides professional examinations, and training materials, he has now decided to switch his focus.

John has an interest in the supernatural and the paranormal having had many direct experiences over the years starting when he was 18; when he had his first ghost sighting.

John has dabbled with Ouija boards, dowsing, crystals and spent 4 years living in a haunted house where he was actually attacked by an entity. Check some of the stories on his blog whendarknesscalls.blog

These specific experiences are to be documented in his upcoming book ‘A Very Ordinary Story & The Thoughts & Ramblings of a Madman.’

John’s first book Sold Out/Soul Doubt was in part inspired by his interest in the subject; but also his interest in the work of John Dee and Edward Kelley.

Another interest of John's is King James I. The KJV bible is used as a key reference source, along with the book Daemonologie also written by King James I.

John’s desire is to write easy to read, engaging, accessible and fast-paced books; containing a strong message about morality.

A number of readers have specifically commented that John's stores really are page-turners saying that they often get bored midway through a book, but that wasn't the case with John's.

seeing himself to a degree as a writer of books for people who don't do books as well as appealing to those that do. John does not believe in writing 50 words where 10 will suffice; he is personally put off by books where it seems the authors only concern is demonstrating they have a huge vocabulary (or depend heavily on a thesaurus) and who try to convey their own intellect rather than a fast punchy and palatable story.

Although John recognises that it is a bold statement to make, he believes that given his many years auditing against numerous international standards that his stories will not contain any plot holes.

Another thing that John tries to avoid, is expecting the reader to make huge leaps of faith and attempts to set out rules that are adhered to throughout the story/series.

John’s books are best described as ‘cross-genre’ as they often have elements of romance, thriller, mystery and supernatural, urban fantasy and even mild horror.

Book 2 The Reticent Witch (Cathy’s Story) is now available & book 3 Sold Out Too (direct follow on from book 1) from the series ‘When Darkness Calls’ is well underway and due at the end of May 2020.

John has recently experienced his own brush with ‘Darkness’ as his wife was diagnosed with cancer while he was writing Sold Out. She is now thankfully through surgery and treatment and in recovery.

John recognised that through these difficult months his own mental health had suffered immensely and he has authored a book called 'Cancer The Collateral Damage’ in an effort to help others who may be facing similar challenges. All of the royalty payments from the sale of the book will go to cancer charities.

Other than that John lives a simple life on the east coast of Lincolnshire.

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