read – Jonathon Mast: Author

One Little Detail

My wife sat beside me in worship, and she did it again. She repeated the same thing that first drew my attention to her so many years ago. It was a little thing. Her roommate and my roommate were going out. They invited the two of us to join them on a trip to theContinue reading “One Little Detail”

Birthday for a Book

It’s been four years. Actually, four years and one week, but last week I was focusing on the last days of the Kickstarter campaign for Dragons of Londinium. So I’m celebrating a week late. On March 1, 2021, Dark Owl Publishing released my first novel, The Keeper of Tales. I’m insanely grateful to Andrea there.Continue reading “Birthday for a Book”

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”

Too Many Books

I have a problem. I have too many books. I used to think that could never really be a problem. I mean, there’s no such thing as too many books. There’s just not enough book shelves. Now, I still hold to that to a certain extent. Just today I bought three more books when myContinue reading “Too Many Books”