Peter Simeti, owner of Alterna Comics, made a post inquiring as to whether would support a crowdfund to “make a new distribution system” for comics the other day. He’s interested to see what people would pay for that. Overwhelmingly, comics fans acknowledge Diamond Distribution’s role in being a problem for comics, and of course, the […]
Culture Wars
SFWA’s Bizarre Stance Of Supporting Targeted Harassment Of Children
Over the past year, I’ve applied to join the Science Fiction Writers of America three times. In theory, the organization is supposed to be a group that supports professional sci-fi writers, in assisting with medical insurance, providing access to net-galley reviews for releases, and being a community of writers who sell above a certain threshold. […]
Being A Creator Is All About Producing
There’s things going on right now I just don’t want to blog about because it’s just so negative, so instead, I’m reflecting on how to make 2019 into something better than 2018 (which was pretty great as it was) and build a new movement from the ashes of the old one I started in early […]
A New Year And New Innovations In Comics
Unlike a lot of the guys who launched crowdfunds over the summer who are still struggling to try to get their works done and haven’t figured out what to do on distribution as they’re exploring the same tired traditional options which historically don’t move the needle at all, we’re continuing to innovate and make the […]
On Bullying And ComicsGate
One of my main principles is I’m anti-bullying. I started #ComicsGate because I received information as a journalist that Richard Meyer was being bullied by professionals to the point where he was going to get harassed at conventions and possibly have people harm him physically. I defend those who are bullied. I pick up the mantle. This […]
It Must Be A Slow Sales Month For ComicsGate
Looking at the December numbers on IndieCron, an idea I helped start but now they blacklist me from being mentioned because they’re ordered to, it’s pretty dismal to look at. The outrage cash has pretty much disappeared into the coffers of a frog comic that may or may not be ever made, and to a […]
SFWA Removes Writers Of The Future From Qualifying Markets
This is an interesting move, and also a foolish one. WotF has come under attack by SJWs for the last couple of years because of its ties with L. Ron Hubbard, who originally set up the foundation. For those who aren’t familiar with it, it’s a writing contest, where quarterly, amateurs, submit their short fiction […]
New Release: Desu Vult T-Shirt!
Onii-chan! My new t-shirt is available through cryptofashion! Buy yours today and make your waifu happy! https://crypto.fashion/products/jon-del-arroz-desu-vult-tee
Is Twitter Beneficial?
I received a reader message this morning imploring that I should get back on twitter, that my 5000 or so fans on there want to interact with me and by bailing I signal to the other side that they win. It’s an interesting dilemma. I have a few problems with Twitter beyond the immediate insanity […]
Don’t Forget: Special Lunch Stream Today!
It’s going to be a ton of fun. Pick up Make Science Fiction Fun Again on Kindle and read along with us as we go through our first co-written story “Unsafe (In) Space”. And a reader sent me this fun image below: the collection is already in the top 10 new releases. The only problem […]
The Cardinal Mistake With SJWs and Robert Silverberg
Robert Silverberg, a science fiction legend who’s responsible for editing some of the greatest sci-fi anthologies and short fiction collections of all time, among having one of the biggest writing careers in sci-fi himself, had a private email list with a few friends over the summer. On the list, he made commentary about NK Jemisin’s […]
Special Lunch Stream: Tomorrow
If you’re subscribed to my YouTube channel, you’ll see that our stream was moved to Tomorrow in celebration of the new release of my short fiction collection: Make Science Fiction Fun Again! We will be reading from our first collaborative short story effort, which appears in this collection, titled, “Unsafe (In) Space” — a touching […]
