Writing – Page 49 – Jonathon Mast: Author

50 is not 0.

CovidWriMo is not going swimmingly. I set myself a goal two weeks ago today: I would complete a 20k-wordstory in fourteen days. Today is day fourteen. I’ve written roughly 10k. That’s not great progress toward my goal. Halfway, in fact. I really should be much farther along. I could make all sorts of excuses. TheContinue reading “50 is not 0.”

CovidWriMo

Self-isolating? Time to write! Let’s do CovidWriMo! (I did not come up with that name. Someone in one of my writing groups did; I take no credit!) Woo! So many of my obligations in my ministry are isolating that I’m likely going to have more time to write. Time to pull out the computer. Let’sContinue reading “CovidWriMo”

Angered by the Rebel Librarian

This book angered me. That’s what makes it good. So, earlier this week my older son brought home a book from school insisting I read it. That’s actually a pretty normal occurrence in our household. The boy’s a reader, rips through books, and is often excited about them. Usually, I’ll ask him what the bookContinue reading “Angered by the Rebel Librarian”

Shotgun Writer

A friend and I chatted about writing. This friend of mine is amazing. He’s going for a doctorate while working full-time as a minister and serving his wife and kids. He’s also a writer. I asked how his writing was going. This is something the two of us do on occasion to encourage or commiserate.Continue reading “Shotgun Writer”

Regularity Pays

The phone pinged. My wife looked at the text. She broke out into laughter. It was the owner of my comic shop. She hadn’t seen us in two weeks, and she wanted to make sure we were okay. Well. I’m a little embarrassed! See, I’m usually at my comic shop Thursday late morning or earlyContinue reading “Regularity Pays”