Many many years ago, when the world was young and I was younger, an acquaintance asked me to read a book he’d written. I did, and found it… not great. The aspects I enjoyed most were underplayed, and the parts I enjoyed least seemed to get the main focus in the story. He asked meContinue reading “Don’t Blame the Reader”
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The Substitute Cometh!
Mr. Frankie always wanted to be a substitute teacher. After the last incident with the accidental blob, though, no school will hire him! And that’s when he sees an ad: “Wanted: Substitute Dragon.” Being a substitute dragon shouldn’t be harder than being a substitute teacher… right? TODAY Mr. Frankie, Substitute Dragon is live on Kickstarter!Continue reading “The Substitute Cometh!”
Pivot on the Precipice
NO MOAR MIDDLE GRADE! Well, that’s not entirely true. No more… for right now. We’re changing how we do things for the year. It’s good to reassess where you’re at after every project. Should you continue in the same pattern? Is it time to pivot? Time to change things up or charge ahead? And we’veContinue reading “Pivot on the Precipice”
Five Books, Five Lessons
I purposely read a bad book. I’m not going to tell you the title or the author. I won’t give bad press to another author intentionally. The book looked neat. It had a great tagline. I wanted to support the author. Once I started reading it, though, it was clear this was not going toContinue reading “Five Books, Five Lessons”
Mr. Frankie, Substitute Dragon
Mr. Frankie always wanted to be a substitute teacher. After the last incident with the accidental blob, though, no school will hire him! And that’s when he sees an ad: “Wanted: Substitute Dragon.” Being a substitute dragon shouldn’t be harder than being a substitute teacher… right? Mr. Frankie, Substitute Dragon is a silly illustrated chapterContinue reading “Mr. Frankie, Substitute Dragon”
Jonathon Mast: Author 