JS Huntlands

Jay (born December 1978) who writes under the pen name J. S. Huntlands, is a British author, best known as the creator of Nick Twisted Minds, the idea for which was conceived after fleeing domestic violence in 2006. Nick Twisted Minds has gained worldwide attention.
Aside from writing Nick Twisted Minds, Huntlands has also signed a contract for her childrens books, Me and My Best Friend series. Scheduled to come out late 2009.
Also Nick Dead or Alive is to come out late 2009

Background
JS Huntlands. is a British author, best known as the creator of Nick Twisted Minds.
Born in December 1978 in Leicester, she grew up in a little town Coalville
until the age of 18.
When she left school at the age of 16 with only her 10 GCSEs she went into
full time employment waiting tables at her local resturant.
At the age of 18 she went onto working behind the bar. By the time she was 21 she was a relief manager,
running other managers hotels and resturants all over the UK, including Scotland and Guernsey.
After returning back to the UK mainland. JS Huntlands met a man. She was attracted
to him instantly and the feelings were reciprocated by him. The two of them began to spend quality time
In 2003 they started dating. In 2004 JS Huntlands became pregnant and gave birth to a
wonderful little boy. After giving birth, the love of her life seemed to change. Everything annoyed him,
which made him angry and Violent.
After much abuse JS Huntlands decided enough was enough and packed her and her sons things ready to leave
their family home. Unfortunatly things were not so easy. He turned on himself. Self harming.
How can I leave him now? 'He will kill himself'. Said JS Huntlands in one report.
After he tried to beat a train accross the railway track with her 5 week old baby in the car, she had to escape.
Now both her and her son's life were in danger.

After escaping and moving into a womens refuge, JS Huntlands life changed.
She had to give up work and claim benefits to live in the refuge. She became a vulnerable single mother of one.
Life was hard living with 17 women and over 20 young children. Life was harder living alone with her son when
the council found a house for them. They had to try and start again with their new life. Alone.

JS Huntlands met a man who helped her to get back onto her feet again. He suggested she did more
qualification and to get back into work. Taking this advise JS Huntlands started to gain qualifications.
She started to work on ambulances, where she became a qualified as an Emergency Medical Technician. Though she was still thinking about her past
and wanting to close the door on it.
When she met Sean. Her view on life changed and he helped her to share things and let them out. So JS Huntlands decided to write about her experience.
Name
JS Huntlands is a mixture of her and her new partner (Sean) name.

Life during Nick - Twisted Minds

Writing some of the chapters was so heartbreaking claimed JS Huntlands in a newspaper report. JS Huntlands goes on to say Sean has been such a great help to me and a great support.Huntlands decided to write about her abuse as she felt she had no one to turn to. After writing several pages "Sean" said "why not turn it into a book?". Huntlands then got all of her thoughts and emotions on paper and started to feel better about herself. Not blaming herself for the horror she and her son had gone through.

Synopsis
A young lady tries to escape her abusive partner to save her and her son's life.
A quiet and studious young lady, 'Tanya' causes very little difficulty for her parents. Responsible and well grounded she maintains modest goals. Possessing a sparse romantic history, she is quite pleased when she meets a man named 'Nick' through a mutual friend. Before long the pair begins dating and find each other highly attractive. Believing that her new love embodies many of the traits she so highly values, Tanya agrees to cohabitate with Nick. Unfortunatly, she finds herself pregnant and soon discovers that who she thought was the love of her life has been far less than forthright. To her great dismay, this revelation begins a downward spiral from which her very existance is threatened.
Life After Nick - Twisted Minds

Nick Twisted Minds is not over for Huntlands as she is with an agent in the USA to try and make it into a film. Also Huntlands is writing part two Nick Dead or Alive
Huntlands has also signed a contract in the USA for her childrens books "Me and My Best Friend" scheduled to be published late 2009. Me and My Best Friend is the first one of a series. To date over twenty have been written in the hope of publishing two or three per year.

Interviews

Huntlands is currently taking part in interviews. She has been in the newspapers and on live radio shows.
Some Interviews
DAB Swanseasound with Leighton Jones 6/11/08
Burton Mail with Laurie Devitt 13/01/09
Heart106 with Kelly Hinch 05/02/09

Domestic Violence is not just about hitting. Says Huntlands. Domestic Violence is any form of abuse, from physical, sexual, child abuse, emotional, psychological. There are many forms, but most people seem to think it is just about hitting. I think all abuse is wrong and should be reported to the police.
"I told one of the police officers that I was lucky. When he asked why, I said: 'Because at least I'm still alive'.

That nasty man tried to take me away from my mummy'. Is a quote from Huntlands four year old son.
"He knows it was his dad, but calls him 'that nasty man' or 'that monster'.

Writing Career

Huntlands has a series of childrens books coming out soon. It is known that a contract has just been signed in the United States of America. The publisher is hoping for publication of the first childrens book at the end of 2009

Also Nick Dead or Alive is scheduled also to be published at the end of 2009

Personal Life

It is known that JS Huntlands owns a house in Oxfordshire and also owns a cottage in Cumbria which they visit when they can. It is also knowledge that JS Huntlands is waiting to sign a contract to another property in Spain.
At first, Huntlands and Sean dated each other from a distance, each time they wanted to see one another, the drive was long and tiring. So they decided to cohabitate and have now been living together for eighteen months. Sean is the rock I needed, says Huntlands.
Publication

1: Nick - Twisted Minds 2008
2: Nick - Dead or Alive 2009 (scheduled)
3: Me and My Best Friend 2009 (scheduled)
4: More childrens books. Huntlands has not given out any titles as yet
5: Through The Eyes Of A Child 2011 (scheduled)
6: More childrens books. Huntlands has not given out any titles as yet
To date there are over 20 childrens book scheduled for publication over the coming years.

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