Jonny Nexus

Category: Writing

  • The Road to Publication: Part II

    Previous Post: << The Road to Publication: Part I In my previous post, I described the journey that had led to my decision to self-publish my second novel, If Pigs Could Fly. In this post, I’m going to talk a little about the nuts and bolts details that the process involved, mainly in the hope that…

  • The Road to Publication: Part I

    Tomorrow, Tuesday 6th October 2015, sees the publication of my second novel If Pigs Could Fly (Buy on Amazon UK | Buy on Amazon US), by my own imprint Wild Jester Press. It’s been a long journey and I thought now might be a good moment to share some of what I’ve experienced along that journey,…

  • To Specify Date or Not To Specify Date

    A choice faced by novelists when starting a novel is whether to set it in specific time period, or “in the now”, where in the now means to write the novel in such a way that a reader will assume that it is set in the time that the reader currently lives in. So if…

  • Amanda Rutter: A Recommendation

    Over the last year, Amanda has edited my novels Game Night and If Pigs Could Fly as well as the Game Night prequel novella Saving Stone. And when I’ve bashed out an nth draft of If Pigs Could Fly’s sequel, Sticks and Stones, Amanda will be my number one choice on a shortlist of one…

  • Wild Jester Press: Upcoming Conventions

    On the Wild Jester Press site, we’ve posted to say which conventions we’ll be attending: http://wildjesterpress.com/announcement/upcoming-conventions/  

  • Jonnycon I: Full Story With Pics

    It’s now twenty-four hours since Jonnycon I, the convention-themed launch party for my new novel If Pigs Could Fly, and while the smile has left my face, I am still very happy with how it went. It was a good night, and I think everyone enjoyed themselves. Drinks were drunk, nibbles were nibbled, friendships were made…

  • Goodreads Giveaway

    If Pigs could fly won’t be released until this coming October, but you can get your hands on an advance reading copy (ARC) right now, through a Goodreads Giveaway I’m running. There’s no catch. Go to Goodreads’s Giveaway page (or click on the link below) and click on the “Enter Giveaway” button. You then get…

  • Jonnycon I: Programme Guide

    I now have a draft convention programme for Jonnycon I. In true convention style, this will be given out to attendees as they “register”. It’s mainly a bit of fun, something to add to the theme. But it does hopefully have some useful information in there, so I thought I’d give you guys a sneak…

  • On Amazon Pricing Policies

    When publishing a book, one of the big questions you have to ask yourself is: how much am I going to charge for it? And in an era where you will have two versions, a physical paper version and an electronic e-reading version, of which the latter is probably the most important product, this is…

  • Jonnycon I: Programme Grid

    This is mainly just a bit of fun, but I thought I’d have a first cut at a “programme grid” for Jonnycon. It isn’t anything that anyone has to worry about. If you’ve never been to a con, you can completely ignore it – all you need to know is that we’ve got a couple…