Delusions Into Drivel, the Universe Won’t Stop Him Writing a Novel

By JB Watlington

When the world conspired against JB, he lunged-forth into action, to fulfil a long-term ambition; to write crime thriller ’30 Years to Kill.’

The universe, disquieted to witness someone fighting back, relentlessly conjured more chaos. Karma stood-by sniggering, as the enthusiastic author’s antics became more outrageous. JB began to evolve into ‘Archie Bow-Carla’, the fictional criminal, he had created.
The last bastillion for this courageous idiot...laughter.

From the very start of the writing process, JB Watlington kept a journal, detailing the challenging complexities, and disasters that befell him.
For your entertainment, JB has turned his journal into the short, emotional rollercoaster, ‘Delusions into Drivel’. Laugh and cry with him as you follow this unconventional phenomenon, before finally crawling across the self-publishing finish line.

If you like his writing style, immerse yourself into his crime thriller, ’30 Years to Kill’.

• Language: English
• Publisher: JB Watlington
• Release date: Oct 18, 2020
• ISBN: 9781838218607

JB Watlington

So, you’ve never heard of author JB Watlington before. What guarantees you’ll like his style?What assurances have you, he knows how to drag you on an emotional journey to another world, full of compelling characters you’ll want to follow into heart-pounding situations?To find out more about the author and his writing style, read ‘Delusions into Drivel’, JB Watlington’s short, humorous account of how he approached an onslaught of hurdles, whist trying to write crime fiction novel ’30 Years to Kill’.CredentialsHarnessing acting skills and honing them at ‘Toastmasters international’, he has over 20 years’ experience, composing and delivering speeches, holding the attention of audiences far and wide.

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Delusions into Drivel

JB Watlington

Copyright @ 2020 Jonathan R Bradley

The right of Jonathan R Bradley to be identified as the author under the pseudonym JB Watlington, in the work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988

In this day and age, copyright provides little defence against plagiarism. If anyone other than me can produce a box containing 5.000 sheets of A4 paper with scribbles, strike-throughs, typos, notes, edits and amendments relating to this book ‘Delusions onto Drivel, or the novel, ’30 Years to Kill, they might stand a chance.

First published in 2020 by Jonathan R Bradley

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Acknowledgement

To you dear reader, without whom we would have only this real world, in which we would still be picking fleas out of each other’s fur.

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Delusion into Drivel

A book about the novel ‘30 Years to Kill’

Contents

Whywrite a 32-page book, about a 700-page crime fiction novel?

Delusions into Drivel

Whywrite a novel?

Names

Locations

Easter Eggs

What’s with theyoyo?

Props and the cops

Weird words

Sex: a raging hard one

Albanian drug dealers

I cansee clearly now Lorraine has gone

Book trailer and song lyrics

CHAPTER 1

Why write a 32 page book about a 700 page crime fiction novel?

Delusions into Drivel

I want to arouse your interest in my 700-page crime fiction novel, ’30 Years to Kill.’ This could backfire, but that’s a risk I’m happy to take.

‘Delusions into Drivel’ is an irreverent account of the writing process I went through to create the novel ’30 Years to Kill’, its plot and characters, along with some of the ridiculous, hilarious and painful hurdles that fell across my path during the journey.

I’ve included details about the story, without giving away plot reveals. It’s an opportunity for you to sample my writing style before you decide whether buying my novel will bring you the pleasure you may be willing to pay for.

30 Years to Kill

Is a story, told in 3 parts, about the life of Archie Bow-Carla. Good guy or bad? You decide.

Part 1 tells of a boy nurtured in the English countryside between 1974 - 1986. That boy was already a charming adrenaline junkie with a cavalier attitude to life, bereft of guilt, empathy and remorse. A local criminal enterprise thought nothing of crossing a kid. They might live to regret ‘that’ kid accepting the invitation to participate in their game.

Hidden beneath visible threats, lies a tangled web of deceit, which is the very cause of his nature.

Part 2 plays out in London 1992. Archie refines his skills and builds his team, both in business and as a clever thief preying on criminals. His lack of emotion and his role as protector makes relationships impossible. The authorities turn a blind eye, as his enterprise helps their statistics,