Dance with a story. Crash-land on a desolate planet with a madman. Beware people at country fairs asking for your story. Investigate the murder of a story. This is the gathering. This is the celebration of stories. Today is the first day you can preorder the ebook of A Celebration of Storytelling, an anthology ofContinue reading “A Celebration of Storytelling”
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Now what?
“So, Mr. Mast, you’ve just finished a rough draft for your next award-winning and record-breaking novel. What are you going to do now?” “Oh, I think I’m going to go to my cabin in the woods, sit in front of the fire, and have a nervous breakdown.” “Sounds fantastic! After the break, we’ll show youContinue reading “Now what?”
A Month and a Day
One month and one day. 76,324 words. It is done. Well, the rough draft is done. There’s a lot of polishing to be done in revisions. That said, it’s a lot easier to revise than to create from nothing. One part of the hard work is done; now more hard work is coming! I decidedContinue reading “A Month and a Day”
Still Working and Worth It
Don’t you want to be a professional writer? Happily typing away at a brisk pace when the mood hits you, calmly sipping your drink of choice as you sit in a beautiful, clean room with plenty of natural lighting, overlooking placid scenery? Ok, hold on a sec… Ok, ok, now that I’ve got that offContinue reading “Still Working and Worth It”
No email yet…
The email isn’t here yet. I just checked. Should I check again? OK. Nope. Still nothing there. Wait! Spam folder! Nope. Just spam. How come I haven’t heard from those publishers I sent to weeks or months ago with short stories?
Jonathon Mast: Author 