Writing – Jonathon Mast: Author

Time to Combine?

Welcome to my site. Look! It’s Jon Mast’s site! Woo! But there’s this other site. https://dawnsbrook.com/ — It’s for writers who just can’t wait for their next book! Yeah. It says that right at the top of the page. If you take a wander through the pages, you’ll see that all the books are alsoContinue reading “Time to Combine?”

Stories from the Car

It starts with a laugh, then frantic typing on my phone. My oldest daughter is driving. She’s in the process of learning. As she gets the hang of just driving around an empty parking lot, we’re chatting a bit. And we begin telling a story. And now it’s going to be our “car story.” IContinue reading “Stories from the Car”

Too Close

Well, I’m journaling now. About a month ago I started therapy. There’s a lot going on in my messed-up head, and I was finally convinced to go to therapy to get some help. And it’s been good. I don’t know that it’s directly helping yet—we’ve just gotten started after all—but I’m finding the time worthContinue reading “Too Close”

The Problem with Fast Writing

I write fairly quickly, averaging about 40,000 words a month. There are definitely writers that pen their opuses much more quickly, but I’d say I’m still working at a decent speed. That’s good. Most of the novels I write are about 40,000 words, so I can put out about a novel a month. But there’sContinue reading “The Problem with Fast Writing”

So Excited

And I just can’t hide it! Look, I’ve done this before. I should be over it by now. I gotta check my email again. Nope. Still nothing. So for the last few years I’ve almost exclusively focused on self-publishing. That means that, for the most part, I get to move at my own speed. IContinue reading “So Excited”