amwriting – Page 23 – Jonathon Mast: Author

Regularity Pays

The phone pinged. My wife looked at the text. She broke out into laughter. It was the owner of my comic shop. She hadn’t seen us in two weeks, and she wanted to make sure we were okay. Well. I’m a little embarrassed! See, I’m usually at my comic shop Thursday late morning or earlyContinue reading “Regularity Pays”

I don’t read books…?

I’ve only read 126 books. Or at least, that’s what I’m told. So, I took a quiz. It was a fun quiz, really. It’s a list of the top thousand books according to reviews on Goodreads. Apparently I am not in-step with society. Poo. Honestly, it doesn’t overly surprise me that I didn’t get aContinue reading “I don’t read books…?”

This is what I am now.

I’m beat. I’ve been beat all day. The day previous to my writing this, I was in the hospital. Lung infection. It was grand, let me tell you. Today I knew I wouldn’t get much done. And it’s true; I haven’t. In my “day job” I’m a minister. It’s still where I spend most ofContinue reading “This is what I am now.”

Well, now what?

I have no idea what to write. To be clear, I don’t have writer’s block. There’s many options. I’ve got a four-novel series I’d like to start outlining. I got a really good idea for a short story in a unique world. I’ve got a few short stories that could use some cleaning up beforeContinue reading “Well, now what?”

Still Seeking a New Earth

Do you want a new earth? Look around you. Do you like the brokenness you see? Do you like the shattered relationships? The poisonous addictions? The faltering environment? This earth isn’t good enough, and you long for something more. That’s why we tell stories. We want a world where the wonders that we glimpse hereContinue reading “Still Seeking a New Earth”