The goal of your writing changes what you write. In some ways, that’s blitheringly obvious. If your goal is to create beauty through poetry, you write poetry. If your goal is to launch a massive intertwined universe of books, you write books that are related to each other, and a lot of them. If yourContinue reading “Goal-Oriented Writing”
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Make the Weird Ideas Happen
Sometimes ideas get a little weird. This week my wife and I came to an impasse. I wanted to accomplish a publishing goal, and she posited that it was impossible. As is usual in such matters, my wife was right. We just finished fulfilling our Kickstarter rewards for Mr. Frankie Substitute Dragon, and it releases…Continue reading “Make the Weird Ideas Happen”
The Care and Feeding of Authors
Contrary to popular belief, writers are not brains wired to typewriters. We actually have bodies like most people. In fact, most of us even have things like fingernails and hair. (Well, some of the better writers are bald, but that’s beside the point.) The problem with having a body is having to care for it.Continue reading “The Care and Feeding of Authors”
Can I Haz Normal?
Ah, summer! A time to relax. A time for family. A time for vacation. And the summer has indeed been delightful. I got to watch many fun shows with the kids. Many games were played. We visited friends. All very, very good. Ah, but the writing… that has suffered. You see, with the kids outContinue reading “Can I Haz Normal?”
Oh, You Thought You Were Done?
The book is written. Revised, even. The illustrations are complete. A thirty-day Kickstarter campaign is completed and funded. Now, it’s time to relax. Now, it is complete. It is done. Yeah, no. The book is written and revised! But now it’s time for a real nitty gritty edit. And then my formatter wife will formatContinue reading “Oh, You Thought You Were Done?”
Jonathon Mast: Author 