Last week I mentioned we did a re-edit of For Steam And Country and brought it up to my modern writing standards with professional formatting (and we added a nice timeline to the back of the book as bonus content which goes over the history of Rislandia). We also put together a nice Wiki of […]
We Don’t Need An AnimeGate
Rumblings about AnimeGate have been going on the last few days in conjunction with a story I talked about on the blog a couple of weeks ago, voice actor Vic Mignonia being targeted on Twitter for what amounts to the guy being overly-flirty at conventions with fans. The #MeToo movement acted to an extreme, and, […]
Movie Review: They Shall Not Grow Old
I found out Peter Jackson put out a World War I documentary where he combed through footage and colorized it. It turned out to be a lot more than that on the film front, where he took film that he thought was previously ruined (too dark, scratches, warped film, etc) and restored it digitally to […]
A Phenomenal Review + The Lunch Stream with Brian Niemeier
I received about the most substantive review of Flying Sparks to date last night from Elzibar. This person truly understands the importance of character to drive a story, and what I’m going for by proxy. It’s not a puff piece, he has very good critiques on the book but on the story front, you can […]
Help Save A Woman’s Life
An anthology for a cause. Author A.M. Freeman is taking over the blog today to talk to you about something far more important than I could state today, as a woman’s life is at stake. Please consider supporting. – Jon For over a decade, Bonnie Oliver has gone from doctor to doctor seeking answers to […]
Alterna Comics’ Peter Simeti Gets Swatted
Things have gone beyond crazy in the comics world. I’ve been on the receiving end of a lot of comics Twitter hate, and I have to tell you, it’s about the least fun thing you can ever experience. For perspective, this is about people making 22 page cartoon books, and grown adults lose their minds […]
The Great Rislandia Wiki Project
As I mentioned yesterday, I started going through and updating all the information on Rislandia contained within the books and short stories. As there’s 3 novels, 2 novellas and 5 short stories of content, it took some combing through and doing. I spent the last 3 days re-reading through all of them and taking note […]
For Steam And Country Revised Edition Is Here!
I am pleased to announce we have released the brand new, updated For Steam And Country. This includes a fresh edit which brings the prose up to my current standards, addressed a couple of continuity issues within the book, and helped a couple of the descriptions which were necessary. It also changed the formatting so […]
SocialGalactic: The Future Of Social Media
It was just announced and went live today. I’m on there of course @JDelArroz Come check it out and sign up: https://socialgalactic.com/
Never EVER Apologize to SJWs
It’s 2019, and I feel like this has been beaten to death as a topic, but it still bears repeating as we now have the millionth example of someone hoping to get back in the good graces of SJWs who control publishing after explicitly VIOLATING THE NARRATIVE. I need to point people to the great […]
When You Can Predict How Enemies React (SOTU Analysis)
When you easily can predict how opponents will react, you can set a persuasive agenda that is unparalleled. We watched this in action in the state of the union address last night where President Trump has pushed the Democrats to go full tilt. I love watching this strategy in play because it’s useful on a […]
Last Chance For Steam And Country 99 Cent Sale!
The sale ends today and it’s been a tremendously successful week for the series as a whole. Thank you everyone for checking out and enjoying the books. You can get For Steam And Country for 99 cents here, get into the series at pretty much no risk (they only get better as the series goes along […]
Burnt Out On Fake Outrage
If there’s one thing the internet is good at, it’s fake outrage of the day. For the people stirred up, it isn’t even fake. The passions are real. But the reason people stir it up is for clicks and engagement, not about any concern about an actual topic. The danger we run into is there […]
Tom Brady Won And The Internet Went Insane
The best part about SJWs is they make everything into some sort of race war, even though both quarterbacks are white, both coaches are white, and both teams have a mix that’s working together. It’s completely absurd. But that doesn’t stop twitter from going off. Here’s a fun compilation for you to laugh at and […]
Flying Sparks Cover Art Live – Plus A Livestream
Gary Shipman is inking the cover for Flying Sparks Volume 2: Mob Ties live. it’s been really fun to watch. He’s doing a BEAUTIFUL job and I’m very excited to see this cover come to life. So far it’s taken a couple of videos: Do subscribe to Gary’s channel as he’s about 24 people from […]
Amazon’s Tampering With Castalia House Is A Lesson In Anti-Fragility
For content creators, we rely on platforms. This blog is hosted. Amazon sells books. Indiegogo crowdfunds. Patreon provides a stable source. Youtube provides video advertising and discussion. Twitter provides interaction with fans. It’s a necessary part of the game if one wants to have a full career where one is actually getting their content out […]
Lunch Stream Emergency Broadcast
Had a very nice chat with Vox Day and Moira Greyland about the craziness in the book publishing industry covering the YA Drama with Amelie Zhao and Amazon’s insane censorship of Castalia House by bringing down their entire catalog. Definitely worth watching. Also, be sure to subscribe to the channel. We’re sneaking up in the […]
The SJW Book Mob Came For An Innocent Asian Girl
First they came for Vox Day… and I said nothing. Then they came for Larry Correia… I said nothing. Then they came for Jon Del Arroz… I said nothing. But those were just political people right? Oh, wait. Then they came for a YA author who never delves into politics, Laurie Forest… I said nothing. […]
Interviewing Hoaxed Movie’s Directors
There’s going to be a very important lunch stream today where Katrina and I talk about Hoaxed the movie with its directors. You won’t want to miss this. The movie is one of the most monumental undertakings in culture over the last year. Please like, subscribe, share.
A Meta-Man Review That Gets It
It’s very rare to find a review that really captures everything I was trying to do with the story. Professor Geek really drills into pretty much every intentional storytelling move I was making while doing this: Intentional “cheesy” (I prefer campy) 1960s silver age melodrama feel in some of the dialogue because of the setting […]
Is Anime Falling Into A #MeToo Trap?
It seems nothing is safe anymore. Geek culture is out for blood, generally directed at men, right wingers, and Christians. It appears even Anime voice actors are getting thrown under the bus with “seek and destroy” mob tactics on social media. Last night, YouTuber Yellow Flash posted a video about Vic Mignogna, an actor who […]
Introducing IndyCron
Back on July 30, 2018, I unveiled IndieChron, crowdfund tracking of independent comics from my site here meant to highlight indie books and show how much of a dent they’re making in the industry from their successes. The point was this: we would promote indie books, have a good spot for people to find […]
Knight Training Now On Audio!
You’re probably noticing a lot of product promotion posts and a lot of writing stuff this year and wondering what’s going on on the blog? Well, I’ve got a LOT of products, and I’m spending a lot of my time getting them ready, trying to crank them out, trying to do advertising and mailing lists… […]
Announcing The Flying Sparks Vol 2 Cover Art Team!
We’re getting a lot prepped for the next few months of releases. Letters are getting done on chapter 4 right now, and we’re messing with some formatting issues on 5 and 6 to get this all ready to go before the campaign even starts. With our new systems in place, we’re going to have direct […]