W H Hilton

Hi,

I was born way way back in November 1953, in the North West of England; my dad was a coal miner, and my mum a housewife. Mum, sadly passed away some 5 years ago, of respitory failure, having suffered most of her life with chest problems. But dad is still going strong at 88 years of age.

I have a wonderful wife. And we have an amazing son (Jonathan), and a superb daughter-in-law (Chloe)

Academically I never achieved very much. After leaving school at 16 with half a dozen middle grade CSE’s (as they were then) I started an apprenticeship as a panel beater. (Not for me)  However in 1991, I did manage to earn an Advanced Diploma in IT, (Dip. R.S.A) which from the typing point of view has come in very useful. 

My working life was extremely varied, ranging from, apprentice panel beater, to Bar and Hotel management. With periods of self employment in landscape gardening and market trading. Teaching IT in a training college, plus other positions too numerous to mention. One way or another I’ve always had the ability to find work reasonably quickly, and was never out of a job for long.

For many years I had the desire to write a novel, and always thought that there was at least one in me. But never actually sat down, put finger on keyboard and start to type.  However, since retiring at the tender age of 57, and whilst my dear wife was out at work, I took the plunge and completed my first novel 'Sefton Road'.

I published it in November 2014, and it's available on Kindle, Kobo & Smashwords.

Since completing Sefton Road, I've written (not published) another two novels, more for experience than anything. And because my reading habits have changed from 'Murder Mysteries' to 'Thrillers', I've decided to change my writting genre also to 'Thrillers'.

Due to this change, I have written and published my second novel, 'Hello. Anybody in there?' which is available on Kindle and in Paperback.

I hope you enjoy both books and keep an eye out for my third (Stalked) which should be available sometime next year.

Bill.