“Write every day. It doesn’t matter how much. It doesn’t matter how bad it is. You must write every day, or you’re not a writer.” Oh man. What junk advice this is, and nearly every writer encounters it. If you want to be a good writer, if you want to get published, if you wantContinue reading “Heretical Writing Advice”
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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”
Speed Running a Novel
What is wrong with me? I have one week before leaving on vacation. (BTW, likely no posts the next couple weeks because of that. I SHALL RETURN, though.) One week. And I’m working on a project with my daughter. We both want to work on it during vacation, but I desperately need to finish theContinue reading “Speed Running a Novel”
A Writer Needs Help Sometimes
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”
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”
Jonathon Mast: Author 