This week I got to sign a few books. One of these days I need to figure out what to write when asked to sign something. Oy! I gathered with family for some time away, and some of them brought copies of books. And then I got to talk about writing and publishing and… …well,Continue reading “Rising Tide”
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Faster than George R. R. Martin
I’m not George R. R. Martin. I know, it’s a shock. If you see me in real life, you might be excused for mistaking me for the author of Game of Thrones. We’re both somewhat rotund. We can both be jovial. He’s got more hair than I do, but we both wear glasses. But apparentlyContinue reading “Faster than George R. R. Martin”
Publish? Perish?
The Keeper of Tales came out over three months ago now. I’m pretty proud of it. But something interesting has happened… sales have dropped off. It’s not getting all that much attention, as far as I can tell. Now that’s not uncommon in the least. Most books make their best sales within the first monthContinue reading “Publish? Perish?”
Eat a Book
Before you feed others, you gotta eat yourself. No. Don’t eat yourself. That’s just weird. I mean, you gotta eat something for yourself. Like, before you cook something for someone else, you gotta make sure you’re eating, or else you’ll pass out and then no one gets food! It’s something that I tell others. IfContinue reading “Eat a Book”
Using Slang to Spice Up a World
Oi! You gonna shilly-shally here, you tuft-hunter? Well, don’t be kicksy! Pull up a chair and let’s voker, shall we? Right. So, my forthcoming novel, Dragons of the Ashfall, takes place in Londinium, an imaginary steampunk city. And when you’re in a steampunk setting, your characters should talk that way. If they speak like 21stContinue reading “Using Slang to Spice Up a World”
Jonathon Mast: Author 