Y’all ever hear of Kindle Unlimited? Imagine it as the Netflix of books. At least, that’s how it was sold to me. For a monthly subscription fee, you can read any book enrolled in the program on Amazon. That’s thousands and thousands of books that you have cheap access to. And you’re supporting writers, asContinue reading “Why You Won’t Find Me on Kindle Unlimited”
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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?”
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”
Pivot on the Precipice
NO MOAR MIDDLE GRADE! Well, that’s not entirely true. No more… for right now. We’re changing how we do things for the year. It’s good to reassess where you’re at after every project. Should you continue in the same pattern? Is it time to pivot? Time to change things up or charge ahead? And we’veContinue reading “Pivot on the Precipice”
Sleeping with the Editor
Don’t tell anyone. I’ve been sleeping with my editor. Now, as it happens, my editor is my wife, so it probably shouldn’t come as any surprise to anyone who knows us. However, being married to your editor comes with various dangers. For instance, she has been known to throw shoes at me when I useContinue reading “Sleeping with the Editor”
Jonathon Mast: Author 