I’ve recounted the story behind the creation of my Femme Fatale universe countless times and in several places on this website, but today I thought it would be fun to dip into a little Behind The Scenes regarding the creation of one of the main characters from that series. The character of Samantha Jayne, the…
Greetings to all of Jon’s readers and friends! I haven’t been here for a while as something that Jon and I have discovered is the more we write, the more administrative work we have to do, and that stuff piles up! Marketing, website maintenance, newsletters, social media, interviews…it all adds up to a time-consuming schedule.…
When I started writing HUNTERS, I knew that ‘The Ballad of the Songbird‘ was going to be a story that embraced an ensemble cast. I wanted to tell a tale that pulled on multiple strands, weaving them slowly into a cohesive storyline. I knew that Gayle, my main protagonist, was going to be London-based at…
I have been a Gamer since my childhood years. I started with a ZX Spectrum 48k Plus when I was about 13 years old. From there I graduated to, in order: ZX Spectrum 128k Commodore Amiga Sega Megadrive (Genesis for all you guys across the pond!)] Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) Sega Saturn Sega Dreamcast…
Where I’m at currently… Many many moons ago, I wrote a blog post regarding ‘Imposter Syndrome‘ and how I – like many other authors – have it. There’s always a sense that what you’ve written isn’t good enough somehow. Admittedly, things have improved a little on that front for me. There are a few reasons…
I thought it was about time I brought you guys up to date with what I’ve been working on, and what my provisional release schedule is looking like moving forward. It’s laid out in timeline order by year and quarter. As this is a ‘Tepris Press‘ crystal ball, I’ll also put in here the things…
Okay, so the image above kinda buries the lead a little here, but I had to shout about it a little didn’t I? It’s been a good month for Tepris Press. As you can see from the image above…I won a thing! YAY! More on that in a moment, but first let’s talk about some…
Imagine. I like that word. It works so well in the context of what I’m about to tell you. Imagine, for just a moment, that you’re spending most of your free time trying to pursue something that has become a passion to you. Imagine, you’re doing okay at it but sometimes it’s a struggle to…
I had very much intended to launch Book 3 of the Songbird saga this spring. As you may have noticed…that didn’t happen. There’s a reason for that, and I’ll tell you why. It has much to do with the title of this BlogPost. I started work on TOOTH & CLAW while I was still prepping…
Ever feel like you’re late to the party? Do you ever regret not coming on board with something when it first becomes popular? Welcome to my world! Arcane was released to Netflix in 2021 and I remember at the time hearing good things about it. A rash of Cosplay images flitted through my Instagram, mostly…
