THE END IS NEAR! For almost a month, we’ve been pushing this Mr. Frankie, Substitute Dragon on social media, through ads, with friends… and the end is almost here. On May 30, the campaign ends. Right now we have enough backers to make the book a reality, but as of writing, we haven’t reached anyContinue reading “A Writer Needs Help Sometimes”
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Shut Up Brain
Brains are dumb. I was trying to sleep. I was comfy. The fan was generating white noise. All was well. Brain says, “This would be a great title for a book.” Yes. Yes it would be. I tuck the title away to develop later when I’m not attempting to enter the hallowed halls of rest.Continue reading “Shut Up Brain”
Don’t Blame the Reader
Many many years ago, when the world was young and I was younger, an acquaintance asked me to read a book he’d written. I did, and found it… not great. The aspects I enjoyed most were underplayed, and the parts I enjoyed least seemed to get the main focus in the story. He asked meContinue reading “Don’t Blame the Reader”
Five Books, Five Lessons
I purposely read a bad book. I’m not going to tell you the title or the author. I won’t give bad press to another author intentionally. The book looked neat. It had a great tagline. I wanted to support the author. Once I started reading it, though, it was clear this was not going toContinue reading “Five Books, Five Lessons”
Mr. Frankie, Substitute Dragon
Mr. Frankie always wanted to be a substitute teacher. After the last incident with the accidental blob, though, no school will hire him! And that’s when he sees an ad: “Wanted: Substitute Dragon.” Being a substitute dragon shouldn’t be harder than being a substitute teacher… right? Mr. Frankie, Substitute Dragon is a silly illustrated chapterContinue reading “Mr. Frankie, Substitute Dragon”
Jonathon Mast: Author 