Excalibur by Tim Marquitz had me at the cover, then I stayed for the wild rollercoaster ride of wall to wall action. This book was pretty much everything i ever wanted out of a science fiction TV show in book form. The opening scene is pure action, reminding me of Babylon 5- A […]
Don’t waste your time writing short stories!
As much as I see the authors waiting to get that agent or NY Publisher to pick them up, getting rejected over and over, even though their work is as good or superior to a lot of what Big Publishing puts out, I see authors trying to work the short story circuit in an attempt […]
Your Friendly Neighborhood Sci-Fi Author: Too Hot For Twitter!
Received a ban this morning after changing my name to “Christ Follower Jon”. This follows a couple weeks ago when they got @PizzaPartyBen, the last interesting person on that site. I can take steps to get the account back, but do I want to? I don’t know. There is a place where they don’t ban […]
Man Falsely Accused And Crucified – You’ll Never Believe What Happens Next!
But you should. 2000 years ago, Jesus of Nazareth was executed unjustly, but he did not resist the fate. In fact, he came here to conquer death so that we all might have eternal life. After he was nailed up to the cross and tortured on the Friday before, a kind man offered his familial […]
Last Day For Locus Award Nomination!
A lot of you have already been super helpful, but do be sure to write-in Star Realms: Rescue Run by Jon Del Arroz for Best First Novel. You can do so here: http://www.locusmag.com/Magazine/2017/PollAndSurvey.html I have a few other recommendations as well if you care to check out: Best Novelette: “No Vacancy” By Bonnie Randall Best Short […]
Racist White Male Alt-Left Internet Trolls Threaten Hispanic Novelist
Is this a sign of the times of the divisive legacy that Barrack Obama left us? (San Francisco) Hispanic novelist Jon Del Arroz receives threats of being “shooed out of the country” by alt-left internet trolls after writing a daring column for The Federalist about blackballing practices in the comic book industry. Obama supporter and […]
Great Business Advice For Newer Authors
Sarah Hoyt wrote a fantastic blog over on Mad Genius Club that’s worth the read: It is not the first time I heard this argument. It won’t be the last. Today, talking to a friend, discussing a definitely unfavorable contract I once signed, I got this answer “I’d sign that. If I had just one […]
Music Blog: The Lulls In Traffic
There is nothing that excites me in music more than finding out that Aaron Marsh has a new song or project out. He’s talked about The Lulls In Traffic, his side-project from his band Copeland for years, and though we’ve seen a few snippets here and there, a full release hasn’t been in the cards […]
The Last Crusade: A Lesson In Humility
I know this sounds very hypocritical on a personal blog that’s used entirely for the promotion of book sales, but please bear with me, friends. A friend texted this morning, someone far more spiritually wise than I, and it’s a very short, simple message worth repeating and remembering: Remember: the wind and the waves have […]
Chuck Dixon Unleashed!
I promised a couple of readers the full interview of Chuck Dixon from my Federalist article. It’s short, as I knew going in that I had a pretty dense article with a lot of other information, but Chuck provides some great, thorough responses: Do you have any thoughts on Marvel’s only hiring hard left writers […]
Hello Influx Of New Readers!
Those who have made themselves at home here know that every couple of weeks I post to give new readers a little “who I am” flavor. Last week had a lot of folk coming over from reddit, this week from my Federalist article. Hi! I’m Jon. I write science fiction, comics (which I’d like to […]
How To Apply For A Job In Mainstream Journalism
This has been one crazy journey, one in which I had no intention of traveling. You might say it’s like the classic hero story. Events happen that are out of young Peter Parker’s control, or in this case, my control, people started reading my blog and my work in earnest, and I learned that I […]
