All the great artists were messed up. Picasso fell into a huge depression, and look at what he produced. Just imagine, if he had medication, how much art we would have missed out on. … Okay, if someone says that to you, deck them. Maybe not deck them. At least not physically. But tell them:Continue reading “Depression Doesn’t Make Art”
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I Have a Problem
On December 1, 2021, my new novel Dragons of the Ashfall will be released from Dark Owl Publishing! Orphans never have easy lives, but they’re especially brutal in the ashfall. Londinium grinds children down to nothing in its factories. Patty Rinkin, a rare grindery girl with a last name, just wants to survive. Then dragonsContinue reading “I Have a Problem”
A New Platform…?
Amazon is debuting a new program: Vella. It’s not yet open to readers. Instead, Amazon is focusing on writers so there’s product there for readers to, you know, read when the program opens up. If you didn’t click the link, the basic idea is that on Vella, authors will post episodic fiction. Each episode willContinue reading “A New Platform…?”
I Will Never Fly Again
Today, at Dreamforge Anvil, you can read my new story, “I Will Never Fly Again,” for free. You may want to poke around the magazine there more than just reading my story, though. The magazine has two really neat focuses: They focus on hopeful stories. Not saccharine stories where nothing goes wrong, but featuring protagonistsContinue reading “I Will Never Fly Again”
Let It Rest
You take the steak off the grill. Oh, can you smell that? The char entices, and you know it’s the perfect doneness. But don’t cut into it! Not yet! You need to let it rest. Resting meat is absolutely necessary. Cut into that delicious meal too soon, and all the juices will run out. AllContinue reading “Let It Rest”
Jonathon Mast: Author 