I'm a professional writer, mainly for teens and children, with a books website at www.jonblake.co.uk. My best-seller is "Daley B" with worldwide sales of over 100,000.
I've also been a teacher, lecturer, community worker, furniture salesman and done just about every temp job under the sun.
Meanwhile I've been writing and performing music since about 1970 - my first band thought they were Yes. Since then I've been in bands doing just about every type of music there ever was - got quite serious with a new wave outfit called the Cutouts in the early 80s, then my writing career took off.
IN 1996 I was diagnosed with congestive heart failure and spent the next five or six years trying hard to breathe. It was this time my songwriting resurrected itself and I began writing the songs on my album 'Closure'. All of it is recorded on an MR8 in the kitchen of a terraced house in Adamsdown, Cardiff, with occasional help from my partner Natalie on vocals. A few tracks can be listened to here and the whole thing can be downloaded for less than a UK fiver at www.soundclick.com/jonblake.
I've also got a myspace page at www.myspace.com/jonblakesongs.
And a blog: www.roalddahlsucks.blogspot.com.
I'm a lifelong activist and for all those wanting to fight against racism and sexism, for the environment and against exploitation generally, I recommend www.myspace.com/permrev.