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It started out so well. Book six. I knew the characters. I knew the situation. I had the conclusion outlined. On the first day of drafting, I wrote nearly six thousand words. I decided I would aim to write five thousand words a day. I kept to that goal for five days straight. That meansContinue reading “Depression Doesn’t Help”
Posted byJonSeptember 17, 2022September 16, 2022Posted inUncategorizedTags:author life, books, Depression, WritingLeave a comment on Depression Doesn’t Help
Don’t tell them. They’re competition. If you help them, if you tell them how to do better, if you share information, you’re only hurting yourself. You know what you do? Talk badly about them. Make sure everyone knows you’re better. After all, if they spend their dollars on your competition, that’s less dollars they’ll spendContinue reading “It’s Not a Secret”
Posted byJonSeptember 10, 2022September 8, 2022Posted inUncategorizedTags:authors, books, share, Writing, writing tipsLeave a comment on It’s Not a Secret
For the last fourteen months, I’ve written a book a month on average. This month, though… I cut it very close. I finished the current rough draft on August 30. I’ll do a quick revision, let it sit, and then revise again before passing it on to my editor. I only count rough drafts againstContinue reading “Reading and Writing”
Posted byJonSeptember 3, 2022Posted inUncategorizedTags:bad books, books, good books, reading, WritingLeave a comment on Reading and Writing
As of today, Stones and Swords, book one of Madelyn of the Sky is available at all major retailers in both print and digitally! Click here to select your favorite retailer! A daring blade, cocky smile, and . . . floating rocks? Madelyn of the Sky rescues anyone who doesn’t have a home. She whisksContinue reading “Madelyn Flies!”
Posted byJonSeptember 1, 2022Posted inUncategorizedTags:Book series, books, fantasy adventure, Madelyn of the Sky, middle gradeLeave a comment on Madelyn Flies!
The Dragons are Gone
It’s gone. You can’t get it anymore. It’s unavailable. Dragons of the Ashfall was the first book of the War of Leaves and Scales. The series is a YA steampunk fantasy epic featuring different young women struggling in a terrible society with an invisible dark influence. Book one came out last December, and book two,Continue reading “The Dragons are Gone”
Posted byJonAugust 27, 2022August 25, 2022Posted inUncategorizedTags:author, books, Dark Owl Publishing, dragons, Jonathon Mast, reading, win-winLeave a comment on The Dragons are Gone