Weirdly Excited
I mentioned a few weeks ago that I submitted Stormgate to a large publisher for consideration. This was my first submittal and I was optimistic that Stormgate was in the…
Read moreBook Review: Log Horizon 1
Written by Mamare Touno, illustrated by Kazuhiro Hara, and published by Yen Press New York, Log Horizon 1: The Beginning of Another World is, quite literally, the story of a…
Read moreBook Review: The Martian
The Martian was written by Andy Weir and published in 2014 by Crown Publishing. Six astronauts landed on Mars to complete the Ares 3 mission, but after only a handful…
Read moreJune 2015 “To Read” List
Since I have started taking writing seriously, my backlog of media for entertainment consumption has been backing up. On May 12, I decided Stormgate was “done” and submitted it for…
Read moreBook Review: Mr. Monster
Mr. Monster is the second book in the John Cleaver series, written by Dan Wells and published in 2010 by Tor Books. Like its predecessor, Mr. Monster is a psychological…
Read moreBook Review: The Lies of Locke Lamora
Written by Scott Lynch and published in 2006 by Del Rey New York, The Lies of Locke Lamora is book one in the Gentlemen Bastards series. I had been hearing…
Read moreAbyss
I work out of my home in North Liberty, Iowa, and as any telecommuter will tell you, lack of human interaction is the largest and most difficult aspect of the…
Read more7 Things I Love About Writing
Stephanie Stamm, author of A Gift of Wings and A Gift of Shadows, recently challenged me to come up with seven things I love about being an author. I’d never…
Read moreMy Story
J. A. is short for Jason Andrew, but friends call me Jay. I was born in February 1982, but I’ll be honest I can’t remember what sparked my love of…
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