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# Jon Ford - Author

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- [The Writing Process - Part 3 - Anatomy of a Book Launch](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/the-writing-process-part-3-anatomy-of-a-book-launch/) - Over the last few months I've been putting up a series of posts regarding my progress in the writing of my humble saga of books. On those posts, I've talked a little about my writing process, and more than a few times I've mentioned my Spreadsheet of Doom™, which is the central source of my
- [Polishing the TEPRIS PRESS Crystal Ball AKA Where we go from here! *updated 24/02/26*](https://jonfordauthor.com/uncategorized/polishing-the-crystal-ball-aka-where-we-go-from-here/) - 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 be putting in here the
- [Artists: How To Make Getting Commissions easier. Sincerely, An Author.](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/artists-how-to-take-getting-commissions-easier-sincerely-an-author/) - When I started my journey into writing, it was clear that I needed cover art. I'm pretty handy with Photoshop, so I can handle my own templates and things, but when it comes to art I'm rubbish. I've tried to digitally paint in the past, but I'm not very good. Certainly not good enough to
- [Commissions: The Great, The Not So Great, and the AI Ugly.](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/commissions-the-great-the-not-so-great-and-the-ai-ugly/) - So, here's the thing. I am being bombarded by Friend Requests and Messages on all my Social Media channels on a daily basis. Instagram tends to be the worst of them. Wow! Must be nice to be so popular, I hear you cry. Yes, it would be lovely if these were genuine requests, but they're
- [Behind The Scenes: Hot Stuff - Creating Kasai](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/hot-stuff-creating-kasai/) - 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
- [The 'Other' Songbird Characters](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/the-other-songbird-characters/) - 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
- [An interview with author Steve Ross](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/an-interview-with-author-steve-ross/) - 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.
- [Malarky's ImaginOmnibus](https://jonfordauthor.com/uncategorized/malarkys-imaginomnibus/) - Back in February, I wrote a kind of pseudo-review of an anthology book called Malarky's ImaginOmnibus. The theme was 'They Walk Among Us' and I was utterly honored to be invited to contribute. You can read that blog post by clicking on this link here: THEY WALK AMONG US And click on the picture below
- [Indie Deep Dive: 'Edge of the Breach' - Halo Scot](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/author-interview/indie-deep-dive-edge-of-the-breach-halo-scot/) - Welcome to a BRAND NEW feature on my website. I've been doing a bunch of #WritingCommunity Indie Author Interviews lately, and often we touch upon their work in a none-spoilery way. Over the last couple of weeks I've been reading Edge of the Breach by Halo Scot, and I was struck by two thoughts... 1
- [Indie Deep Dive: 'Eyes of Wynter' - Emmy R Bennett](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/author-interview/indie-deep-dive-eyes-of-wynter-emmy-r-bennett/) - A few BlogPosts ago, I started a brand new little feature here on my website. I realized that us authors are all tarred with the same brush. Give us a chance and we will talk indefinitely about our own books. Honestly. Get me started on Hunters and then watch the hours disappear as if you've
- [An Interview with an Author - Anna Mocikat](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/author-interview/an-interview-with-an-author-anna-mocikat/) - Welcome to the third (yes, the THIRD!) in my now fully fledged series of interviews with Indie Authors. Today we're going to delve deep into the realms of Cyberpunk! For a while now I've been following and interacting (from time to time) with the #WritingCommunity on Twitter. While I support ALL the authors on there
- [Pikmin - My Army, My Tribe, My Pain!](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/pikmin-my-army-my-tribe-my-pain/) - 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
- [Finding my Limits. Striving to be Better!](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/finding-my-limits-striving-to-be-better/) - 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
- [AND THE WINNER IS...ME!](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/and-the-winner-is-me/) - 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
- ['They Walk Among Us' - Malarky's ImaginOmnibus - A Review...of Sorts](https://jonfordauthor.com/uncategorized/they-walk-among-us-malarkys-imaginomnibus-a-review-of-sorts/) - 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
- [Jon's #IndieEvent Advent Calendar](https://jonfordauthor.com/uncategorized/jons-indie-advent-calendar/) - Indie books make THE BEST Christmas presents. THE BEST!!!! @AlexArch_author over on Twitter started the #IndieEvent hashtag Every day through December, the plan is to promote an Indie Published book to buy as a stocking filler for Christmas. These are my picks! Come back here every day to find another Indie Book revealed! Click on
- [Femme Fatale News - BOOK LAUNCH](https://jonfordauthor.com/femme-fatale-news/femme-fatale-news-book-launch/) - Way back in March this year (16th March to be precise!) I launched the first book in my new series. The Femme Fatales - The Scorched Sky, was the novel that was to kick off the series and set up some of the core characters and the location for the series moving forwards. For those
- [Do I have a PLOT or a STORY?](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/do-i-have-a-plot-or-a-story/) - 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
- [Arcane - League of Legends - Why it's a masterpiece of animation.](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/arcane-league-of-legends/) - 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
- [Stranger Things 4 (Vol 1)](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/stranger-things-4-part-1/) - Last year (2021) I was 50 years old. I know right? I'm oooooold! I was born in 1971, which means by the time I was really watching meaningful TV and movies, it was firmly in the 80s. My teens were full of Ghostbusters, Aliens, Indiana Jones, The Goonies, Godzilla movies, the Transformers cartoon, and so
- [Daughters of Albion - Issue 1](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/daughters-of-albion-issue-1/) - Okay, so let's give you a little background before I dive into the review. Set the scene, so to speak. If you've read any of my previous blog-posts, you may know that I'm a certified geek head with comic credentials coming out of my arse. To recap though, for those that haven't dipped their proverbial
- [Why? - Toxic Culture in SciFi](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/why-toxic-culture-in-scifi/) - This is a current 'trend' that's doing my noggin in. What on Earth has possessed a section of fandom who SHOULD be some of the most progressive people on the planet, to turn toxic? I mean...it just doesn't make sense! A couple of weeks ago, the new Disney+ Star Wars series landed with the first
- [Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/doctor-strange-in-the-multiverse-of-madness/) - So, I figured I'd dip my toes into reviews of the things I've seen lately. Now, in my little reviews I'm not going to get wordy, snooty, superior, or try and push you to like what I like and hate what I hate. What's written here is just my opinion on if I like or
- [Meet the Femme Fatales... Part 1](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/meet-the-femme-fatales-part-1/) - The moment I saw Marlena's art for the Femme Fatale books, I KNEW that I had to have them created as a set of Top Trump cards. As usual, LENAMO.Art did NOT let me down. They're a beauty to behold. I've put them up on the website in the Femme Fatales section, but thought I'd
- [Femme Fatale News - 13th May 2022](https://jonfordauthor.com/femme-fatale-news/femme-fatale-news-13th-may-2022/) - So, The Femme Fatales book 1 - The Scorched Sky is now out and available for your reading pleasure. Released on March 17th, it's been doing quite well and I'm very happy with the reception so far. It's selling relatively well (for me at least!) and the reviews have been fab! Here's a selection: But
- [The Music of Songbird - Blood to Earth](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/the-music-of-songbird-blood-to-earth/) - It's not a perfect fit, but it is the tune I listened to for this chapter. Chapter 58 - Crazy For You Michale and Gayle are finally on their first date. A fancy restaurant where they eat, talk, and dance. It's a soundtrack of old tunes from the 80s and 90s. I don't explicitly state
- [The Writing Process - Part 2 - The Spreadsheet of Doom™](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/the-writing-process-part-2-the-spreadsheet-of-doom/) - Over the last few months I've been putting up a series of posts regarding my progress in the writing of my humble saga of books. On those posts, I've talked a little about my writing process, and more than a few times I've mentioned my Spreadsheet of Doom™, which is the central source of my
- [Femme Fatales - Part 3 - Heroes Assemble](https://jonfordauthor.com/femme-fatale-news/femme-fatales-part-3-heroes-assemble/) - Sooooo.... I have my backdrop: Chicago. And I have my antagonists: The REDACTED! Now I just needed my heroes. In City of Heroes, you teamed up with your friends in teams of eight (not counting trials!). Eight players. Eight heroes. It was also generally CoH basics to stack your team with a mixture of Archetypes.
- [Mount Rushmore of Movies](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/mount-rushmore-of-movies/) - My Book-Wife, NT Anderson, (who is also my editor and partner in shenanigans at Tepris Press!) launched her latest book today. It's called ACTS OF CONFESSION and is the second book in her Acts series. You can buy it here (LINKY), and I totally recommend it if you like a little spicy romance in your
- [Jon's Top 12 Graphic Novels - Part 2 - #6-1](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/jons-top-12-graphic-novels-part-2-6-1/) - So, last week we did the first part of my top 12. I'd wager there were a couple of surprises in there. Maybe some books you hadn't heard of, let alone read! Just to give you the rundown, here was what I had, from #12 to #7: #12 - Transformers - Target: 2006 #11 -
- [Jon's Top 12 Graphic Novels - Part 1 - #12-7](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/jons-top-12-graphic-novels-part-1-12-7/) - We're a couple of weeks into 2022 now, and while I took a little while off over the holiday period, I'm back to the grindstone now. The thing about the end of years is that everyone and their dog does a 'Best of' list for the year. I'm not going to do that. Or at
- [The 12 Christmas Days of Indie Series!](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/the-12-christmas-days-of-indie-series/) - Christmas is a coming, and last minute shopping is something that I know EVERYONE is doing. Admit it. You KNOW you are. Don't deny it!Handy Hint: One thing you can do to help yourself, is to jump on Amazon and buy a book or two...or twelve. Take advantage of the Prime Membership!Look...even Santa recommends it. Seriously,
- [The Music of Songbird - Hunters - Part 2](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/the-music-of-songbird-hunters-part-2/) - In some ways this chapter feels like Gayle and Lana saying a goodbye to their old teammates and finally moving forward. It immediately precedes the chapter where Gayle talks frankly and openly to Michael for the first time about how she feels she is to blame for what happened. The moment when she finally calmly
- [The Music of Songbird - Hunters - Part 1](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/the-music-of-songbird-hunters-part-1/) - One way or another, Zarra’s gonna find ya…and she’s gonna getcha! Chapter 25 - New Sensation Okay, so this one paraphrases a little. Once again it’s an upbeat chapter with Kareena running headlong into the forest and reveling—kind of—in her new found abilities. She’s alive, she’s free and she’s reborn as something awesome. I’ve loved
- [Indie Deep Dive: 'The Hidden King' - E G Radcliff](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/author-interview/indie-deep-dive-the-hidden-king-e-g-radcliff/) - Welcome back to the Indie Deep Dive feature here on my website. Before I continue, please check out my previous interviews with: Halo Scot - Author of Edge of the Breach & Emmy R Bennett - Author of Eyes of Wynter Okay, so now you've read those, you know what to expect! LOL I'm excited
- [Indie Deep Dive: 'Behind Blue Eyes' - Anna Mocikat](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/author-interview/indie-deep-dive-behind-blue-eyes-anna-mocikat/) - Welcome back to the Indie Deep Dive feature here on my website. Before I continue, please check out my previous interviews with: Halo Scot - Author of Edge of the Breach , Emmy R Bennett - Author of Eyes of Wynter and recently EG Radcliff - Author of The Hidden King. All of them have written
- [LOS SANTOS LIFE… AN EXAMINATION (PART 2) – SUBSTANCE ABUSE](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/los-santos-life-an-examination-part-2-substance-abuse/) - I do enjoy a romp around the world of GTA…but sometimes I’m struck by the absurdity of life in that city if it were real. Think about the movie ‘Wreck It Ralph‘, where every game character is a real person in a digital world that we just view. It makes you think about what it
- [Femme Fatales - Part 1 - How it started](https://jonfordauthor.com/femme-fatales-story/femme-fatales-news-part-1/) - There's a new book on the horizon. (P.S. You can click here or on the banner above to pre-order/purchase it!) Exactly one year to the day since I released my debut book HUNTERS, I'll be debuting the first book in a whole brand new series. This one is a SUPERHERO based saga with some Science
- [Femme Fatales - Part 2 - Location, Location](https://jonfordauthor.com/femme-fatale-news/femme-fatales-part-2-location-location/) - So, in the last Blog Post (click here if you missed it!) I talked a little about my journey to the inspiration for THE SCORCHED SKY. This week, I'm going to go a little into the creative process behind going from fan fiction, to proper book series. So, I first started writing these stories back
- [New Website - Old Blog Post](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/new-website-old-blog-post/) - Okay, since I hadn't got anything in mind for my first post and I wanted to try this out... I'm re-posting something I previously put in Facebook. It's still relevant though... Right, book update first. It. Is. Done.The edit is complete. Bar a bit of tinkering, I think this is as far as I go
- [Be Honest... We DO Judge a Book By It's Cover!](https://jonfordauthor.com/songbirdnews/be-honest-we-do-judge-a-book-by-its-cover/) - Lately, I've been reading some really interesting stuff in regards to the pros and cons of indie publishing versus traditional publishing. It's becoming increasingly obvious - to me at least - that indie publishing is the way forward. The advantages of such an approach seem to massively outweigh the disadvantages. I'm not going to go
- [PSA: The Lessons I've Learned Thus Far From My Adventures In Self-Publishing! - Part 2](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/psa-the-lessons-ive-learned-thus-far-from-my-adventures-in-self-publishing-part-2/) - Okay then, here we go with part two, picking right up from where we left off last time If you’re not a writer looking to publish your work indie-style, then this may not be the blog post for you. I promise I’ll put up a far more entertaining one next week! Right then, where were
- [PSA: The Lessons I've Learned Thus Far From My Adventures In Self-Publishing! - Part 1](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/psa-the-lessons-ive-learned-thus-far-from-my-adventures-in-self-publishing-part-1/) - Let me start by saying that – despite the ongoing Covid restrictions – I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and a very Happy New Year. I did, thank you very much for asking. ? I took a couple of weeks off work and spent the time productively. Since I got the final draft
- [An Interview with an Artist - Marlena Mozgawa](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/artist-interview/an-interview-with-an-artist-marlena-mozgawa/) - Welcome to another awesome interview with another awesome person. Usually for these blog-posts I interview one of my fellow Indie-Authors, but today we're doing things a bit different... Vecause today we're going to get ARTY! I've long held the belief that the #WritingCommunity and the #ArtistCommunity are bedfellows. I mean, think about it... Artists needs
- [Songbird News - 2nd May 2021](https://jonfordauthor.com/songbirdnews/songbird-news-2nd-may-2021/) - It's been a while. The March 17th launch of Hunters came and went, so let's take a look at the news... As I mentioned above, the Hunters launch happened. And as Borat would say... The pre-order for the ebook went great, and since then I've been selling something like a book every few days. It's
- [Songbird News - 9th March 2021](https://jonfordauthor.com/songbirdnews/songbird-news-1st-march-2020/) - As the big day approaches for the launch of Hunters, let's take a look at the news... Depending on when you read this post, there may be a countdown just above this text box. That's just how close I am to the launch of Hunters. That countdown is taking us to MARCH 17th 2021. St.
- [So, that happened...](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/to-troll-or-not-to-troll/) - It is the want of many writers to become published 'authors'.At least, if they're like me anyway. I have a burning ambition to see the words 'published author' somewhere in my bio. Not just that, but I want to see my book on a shelf in a book shop somewhere. (I entertain dreams of sneakily
- [#IndieAuthorApril - Why I LOVE Indie Authors!](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/indieauthorapril-why-i-love-indie-authors/) - In the #Twitterverse, the month of April is known as #IndieAuthorApril.This month the #WritingCommunity endeavour to promote the Independent Authors amongst us.Obviously as an Indie Author myself, I’m all in for this particular celebration. So, why did I choose Indie? There are dozens of reasons why an author chooses to go Indie rather than pursue
- [An Interview with an Author - Kayla Hicks](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/author-interview/an-interview-with-an-author-kayla-hicks/) - Welcome to the second in my series of interviews with the authors of the Twitterscape! Well...now that I've actually got a second interviewee, it's now become a series. For a while now I've been following and interacting (from time to time) with the #WritingCommunity on Twitter. While I support ALL the authors on there (especially
- [An Interview with a Podcast - The Tiny Bookcase](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/author-interview/an-interview-with-a-podcast-the-tiny-bookcase/) - No author interview this week, but instead you lucky peeps get an interview with the dual masterminds behind the fantastic 'The Tiny Bookcase' Podcast. Now into their second season (at the time of writing this!) the duo of Ben and Nico have been performing a somewhat unique series of author interviews of members of Twitter's
- [Songbird News - 14th November 2020](https://jonfordauthor.com/songbirdnews/songbird-news-14th-november-2020/) - I especially LOVE the tendrils on the back cover, and the embers floating aroung. When you read Hunters and experience GAyle Knightley, you'll understand... You may recognise these as the front and back of the cover I shared last week... Which I STILL adore and you can find more details about it, on my blog
- [Cover Story! An Evolution from exciting CONCEPT to fantastic REALITY!](https://jonfordauthor.com/songbirdnews/cover-story-an-evolution-from-exciting-concept-to-fantastic-reality/) - A few months back (in October 2020) I put up a blog post that talked a little about book covers. Called 'Be Honest... We DO Judge a Book By It's Cover!' it discussed why I'd gone down the Indie publishing route (to keep creative control!) and how important I felt a distinctive cover was. And
- [An Interview with an Author - NT Anderson](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/author-interview/interview-with-an-author-nt-anderson/) - Unbelievable, I'm not the only author out there. Honestly! It's true! There are OTHERS! For a while now I've been following and interacting (from time to time) with the #WritingCommunity on Twitter. One of the shining lights in that community, and someone who is fun, flirty and SUPER helpful, is the awesome @Nikki_Twisted. Otherwise known
- [On the Brink of the Great Adventure. The Story So Far...](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/on-the-brink-of-the-great-adventure-the-story-so-far/) - Let me tell you a story... It's the story of my adventure so far in getting my book series to publishing. It has twists and turns, and key moments along my journey. It’s a story I want to tell, because yesterday (Nov 29, 2020) I hit a big checkpoint. Let’s nip back in time to
- [The Vaccination Conundrum! When do you trust the science?](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/the-vaccination-conundrum-when-do-you-trust-the-science/) - For this week's blog, I'm going to get uber-serious on your collective asses! So strap yourselves in! Now, before we go any further than this, I just want to say... I'm NOT an anti-vaxxer. That's not what this post is about, and I don't really want to get into that as a subject. This is
- [Saturday Night at the Movies?](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/saturday-night-at-the-movies/) - How can that NOT put the biggest of smiles on your face? :D Moments like these don’t play out the same on home cinema, when you’re sat alone in your underwear on the sofa eating popcorn out of a bag and diverting your attention to the other, tinier screen in your hand when you get
- [Just Checking In! YOUR Friends... YOUR Responsibility??](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/just-checking-in-your-friends-your-responsibility/) - Back in April of this year (the suck-fest that is 2020), I wrote a blog-post called: Lockdown…how are YOU doing? The post went over well, got a lot of hits and a bunch of comments and feedback, both here on the site and privately, too. Well, it’s been over six months since I wrote that,
- [Irresistible Ideas Meet Immovable Writer's Block](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/irresistible-ideas-meet-immovable-writers-block/) - Well, that's Christmas out of the way. We're now sliding down the slippery slope towards 2020 and getting back to the old humdrum routine of life. And honestly, I'm in two minds about how I feel about that. On the one hand, I'm sad that I only have a few more days off work left.
- [See ya 2019! Howdy 2020!](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/see-ya-2019-howdy-2020/) - My aim for these blog posts is two fold. Let me explain... I'm writing this blog in order to track my progress from unpublished to (hopefully) published. Mostly so I can look back on my achievements later on, but also to provide a kind of route map for any other amateurs out there pursuing the
- [Querying Ughdate!](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/querying-ughdate/) - It’s been a couple of months since I wrote a blog post on my initial feelings about the querying process. The post was written on January 19th and detailed what I was thinking about my motivations for pursuing the traditional route for publishing and – after my first week or two of familiarising myself with
- [Querying! Ugh!](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/querying-ugh/) - So... You're trying to find an Agent?I feel your pain! The road to writing and publishing a book seems so clear when you start out. There’s kind of a road map to get you from point A to point B and so on…at least there is at first. Problem is that map becomes more obscure
- [The Writing Process - Character counts... Right?](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/character-counts-right/) - So, I’d been wondering what to write about this week and then struck pay-dirt when I was having a conversation with a very good Twitter friend. How do you go about creating characters for your book? Personal Preference Disclaimer! So, let me first stress emphatically that this is purely my own personal preference for how
- [Writing & Reading... (part 1)](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/writing-reading-part-1/) - When Jon was a little boy, he got a passion for reading. Then the passion became an obsession. I don't remember exactly where it started, or when, but I can put my finger on a number of very defining moments in my life as a reader. It started with a comic book... In 1982, I
- [Writing & Reading... (part 2)](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/writing-reading-part-2/) - From there I dabbled a little in World of Warcraft when that was released, but fantasy like that was never truly my thing. But then came the game-changer. In 2005, I started to play a game called... Don't be too worried... the game has recently resurfaced in a series of public servers and now lives
- [Songbird News - 10th March 2020](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/all-the-latest-news/) - We interrupt the normally scheduled blogs to bring you an update on what’s going on at my end of the writing process at the moment. For those of you following my latest blog posts about my influences, they will be returning very shortly. I just got a little delayed in looking for something for one
- [Simply The Best!](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/simply-the-best/) - To, Sylessae & Nikki I'm not sure what witchcraft you undertook to pull off this little surprise, but there's a love heart for each of you up there because you are both utterly AWESOME! Okay, folks...here's a little story about how amazing both the #WritingCommunity and the #ArtCommunity are. Let's start with the writers. As
- [The Isolated Writer](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/the-isolated-writer/) - I don’t do topical subjects very often, but as the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer said today… “These are unprecedented times.” Which calls for unprecedented measures. So, today I’m going to talk about the two horrifying pandemics that have embraced the globe. Pandemic #1 – COVID-19 Or the Coronavirus to those who don’t think of
- [To Write, or Not to Write.](https://jonfordauthor.com/guest-blogpost/to-write-or-not-to-write/) - Hi, folks, I thought it would be nice to let you folks hear from a voice other than mine now and then. So, I’ve asked some friends who have an interest in being creative to write a few words here and there. Chell and I were childhood friends (through our parents knowing each other). We’d
- [Star Trek Finally Grew Up](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/star-trek-finally-grew-up/) - If you’re an avid reader of my blog (and if you aren’t then why not? Go back and read all the previous ones now… It’s ok, I’ll wait for you… Done? Then we can continue!) then you’ll know that I’m a Trekkie. For those who didn’t go back and read the previous blogs, here’s the
- [Songbird News - 25th October 2020](https://jonfordauthor.com/songbirdnews/songbird-news-25th-october-2020/) - Been a few weeks, but I have LOADS to tell you all! :D Okay, so let's do a quick run over what you may have missed lately... Well, first up there was a Blog Post on the influence of music on my writing process, with a few examples of tunes that link to chapters. If
- [Los Santos Life... An Examination (Part 1) - Car Ownership](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/los-santos-life-an-examination-part-1/) - For some of you, that gif above may have brought back some memories. I hope so, because today I'm going to talk a little about gaming...but not in a boring way...hopefully! I love reading. I love seeing how an author shapes the environment around their characters. When done right, it can be spellbinding to immerse
- [If Music Be The Food Of Imagination... Write On!](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/if-music-be-the-food-of-imagination-write-on/) - One of the themes of ‘Songbird’ will be the characters finding their path in life. When the first book starts, you’ll meet a host of characters who are lost or broken in some way, even if they don’t know it. Gayle is the most obvious cypher for this. She has lost her team, her friends
- [Imposter Syndrome](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/imposter-syndrome/) - The scariest bit about being a writer - for me at least - is the neuroses it brings out in me. So, here it is, the dirty truth laid bare... I don’t believe I’m very good at anything. Truly, I don’t. I have a deep-rooted envy of people who brim with self-confidence. The kind of
- [What to do with MS feedback?](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/finished-not-yet-bugger/) - So, I'd thought that I could get 'Songbird' book 1 'Hunters' as finished as I could... but some feedback I got this morning made me think... First, a little backstory... I've been working on my manuscript for 'Hunters' for a while now. To demonstrate that, here's a picture of my file folder. When I started
- [My Little Christmas Present... To YOU!](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/my-little-christmas-present-to-you/) - It's December the 24th - Christmas Eve to the uninitiated - and I'm getting ready for bed and a Christmas Day filled with gifts, friends, laughter, games and more food than I can possibly fit in my MAHOOSIVE belly... though I'll try! After that, it's a mere hop, skip and a jump to New Year.
- [Lockdown...how are YOU doing?](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/lockdown-how-are-you-doing/) - If you've been reading along with my blog for the past few months, you know that I've been pretty vocal about stress, anxiety, and mental illness as a whole. It's important to me that I openly talk about what ails my addled brain. Perhaps it's because of my own journey, but anything related to this
- [My Twitter Confusion?!](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/my-twitter-confusion/) - How the heck does this Twitter thing work? So, I've been on Twitter for years, following a few friends and some celebs I was interested in. Not that I used it a whole lot - Instagram seems to be the place for following the Hollywood elite these days. Recently, though, I decided I need to
- [May The Fourth Be With You... Or Not?](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/may-the-fourth-be-with-you-or-not/) - So, it’s that day of the year when we celebrate all things Star Wars. And now that I’ve spent the day teasing my Star Wars-loving work colleague by changing my Skype avatar to the Battlestar Galactica logo, I suppose I’d better actually talk about something vaguely Star Warsian… If that's even a word? I’m going
- [Adventures in Smedia - by BJ Frazier](https://jonfordauthor.com/guest-blogpost/adventures-in-smedia-by-bj-frazier/) - Hey folks, This week I'm proud to present another guest blog! This one is from BJ Frazier who is a writer I met on Twitter and has been a wonderful source of fun and friendship. We've been conversing for a while now, and I decided to ask her if she'd like to contribute to my
- [Lions, Tigers, Bears, and Writer Self-Acceptance](https://jonfordauthor.com/guest-blogpost/lions-tigers-bears-and-writer-self-acceptance/) - Jon has graciously asked me to write a guest post for his wonderful blog, so I'd like to start by thanking him for the opportunity. I am often privy to his posts before they go live, but I still stop by here a couple days a week with my morning cup of coffee to catch
- [Epic Musings](https://jonfordauthor.com/guest-blogpost/epic-musings/) - Hey, y’all! I’m super excited that I’ve been invited back to guest post on Jon’s blog and I thank you for taking the time to once again read my ramblings. And, no, your eyes are not deceiving you - it's little ol' me twice in a row here. Jon has been insanely busy lately, but
- [Twitter Pitches!](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/twitter-pitches/) - Twitter holds regular 'Pitch' events. These are events where you try and pitch your work in 280 characters and hope an agent bites on your premise! Two such events are: #PitMad #IWSGPit Here are the pitches I created for these events! I'll go through each of them and explain what I was going for. Pitch
- [Books & Me...and a little Review of 'Renegades' by Marissa Meyer](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/books-me-and-a-little-review-of-renegades-by-marissa-meyer/) - From time to time, I'm going to put up non-spoilery book reviews of books I've been reading and have enjoyed. There's a reason for me doing this... On the eve of 2020, a mere 5 months ago, I made a New Year's Resolution. It was a simple one. Nothing earth-shattering - just a pledge to
- [Songbird News - 22nd June 2020](https://jonfordauthor.com/songbirdnews/songbird-news-22nd-june-2020/) - This is the first of the 'update' posts which I'll put up on the website from time to time. Though they'll appear in the Blogs area, these will just be smaller posts keeping you abreast of my progress so far with the books I'm writing. So, here goes. Editing proceeds apace on Book 1 'Hunters'.
- [Hiccups](https://jonfordauthor.com/guest-blogpost/hiccups/) - Hark! Do thine eyes deceive thee? Nope…me again! Jon is still dealing with some matters that are taking up his time, attention, and brain waves, so y’all are stuck with me again. And I’m happy to be back! :D My inspiration today is coming from Jon’s said matters, though, because being derailed by life is
- [Happy Independence Day!](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/happy-independence-day/) - Admittedly, as a citizen of the UK, I don’t know much about why 4th July (July 4th?) is celebrated so much in the United States. The limit of my knowledge comes, as it does with many things in life, from watching the movie of the events that took place. I’m lazy that way. Why read
- [Songbird News - 10th July 2020](https://jonfordauthor.com/songbirdnews/songbird-news-10th-july-2020/) - Yes, I know... I said I'd try to update you with news once a week, and I've already slipped on that target. So, this is your first bi-weekly update! :P Editing conitnues on Hunters. Nikki is still helping with the final edit (I say helping, she's actually doing ALL the heavy lifting. For which I'm
- [The Wife of a Writer](https://jonfordauthor.com/guest-blogpost/the-wife-of-a-writer/) - Hi there, I am the aforementioned Wifey from previous posts. Jon has ‘subtly’ hinted a few times about writing a blogpost for his website and I have always refused because I had nothing to write about, especially about anything that was relevant. However, today a thought popped into my head; watching the life of a
- [The Peril of the Pen Name!](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/the-peril-of-the-pen-name/) - Mark Twain Richard Bachman Robert Galbraith Anne Rampling Avid book geeks will know what those four names represent. Those that don’t know, here are a few more names… Samuel Clemens Stephen King JK Rowling Anne Rice Let me help you out...there are eight names, but only four people. The first four are the pen names
- [The Title You're Entitled To](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/the-title-youre-entitled-to/) - Now, granted, the information I Googled is WAY out of date. Regardless, it’ll amply demonstrate the issue I find myself facing this morning. Okay, so here it is… I found a reference to the number of books that Amazon currently had on sale in 2014. Brace yourself... 22.8M Paperbacks You have got to imagine that
- [Songbird News - 30th July 2020](https://jonfordauthor.com/songbirdnews/songbird-news-30th-july-2020/) - This year is FLYING by! I can't believe that it's the end of July already. What's more, it's been over two weeks since my last update. So much for my bi-weekly schedule! But it's been a VERY busy couple of weeks for me on all fronts. Work has been keeping me busy busy, and then
- [Fame, Fortune or Legacy. What do YOUR books mean to YOU?](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/fame-fortune-or-legacy-what-do-your-books-mean-to-you/) - I can't answer that question for YOU. Only you know what drives you to write. This blog post is about what drives me personally. So buckle up for a quick dive into my psyche! I can’t imagine any writer who doesn’t enjoy the art. Writing, in my opinion, is something that resides in your DNA.
- [Songbird News - 26th August 2020](https://jonfordauthor.com/songbirdnews/songbird-news-26th-august-2020/) - My last update was at the end of July... and now it's almost the end of August. Yeah, I missed my two week update timeline again, but in my defense, I've been SUPER busy! Work has been crazy lately and I've been in a real groove on Book 2 (as you'll see below!). But, before
- [Inclusivity? Isn't that how it's supposed to be?](https://jonfordauthor.com/blogpost/inclusivity-isnt-that-how-its-supposed-to-be/) - Those who are eagle-eyed may have noticed that I altered my Twitter profile this past week. I changed both my header and my little avatar picture. I felt it was something I should do in light of the issues going on in the #WritingCommunity with a series of revelations regarding male writers using a female
- [Songbird News - 19th September 2020](https://jonfordauthor.com/songbirdnews/songbird-news-17th-september-2020/) - So, these updates are becoming more tri-weekly at the moment, but that's okay. I don't want to overwhelm you with news! I have some fun stuff to talk about on this update - things are moving forward apace! Genuinely exciting times. But, before I get into all that... A couple of new blog posts went

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- [New Home](https://jonfordauthor.com/) - Click on one of the three boxes below to find out more about either the BALLAD OF THE SONGBIRD book series, the FEMME FATALES series, or the other offerings of TEPRIS PRESS. Narrated by the amazing Adam Hatch, the first book in THE BALLAD OF THE SONGBIRD is now available in Audible.Listen to the prologue
- [Tepris Press](https://jonfordauthor.com/tepris-press/) - Welcome to our imprint label. Okay, so here's the thing. I have very close ties to the one and only NT Anderson. Since Nikki and I became friends, we've worked closely in helping each other with our releases. Where she scratches my back by helping me with my - frankly awful - grammar, I lend
- [I See Skies of Blue...](https://jonfordauthor.com/i-see-skies-of-blue/) - Note:This short story was first published in the anthology series 'Malarkey's Imaginomnibus'.It featured in the 'Fade to Noir' edition. I absolutely recommend picking up the series as it features some amazing short stories by some absolutely fantastic indie authors.Read the shorts and if you like a story, why not go and pick up their books.
- [The Violet Chase Series](https://jonfordauthor.com/the-violet-chase-series/) - A couple of years ago, I was asked to write a short story for the Malarkey's Imaginomnibus anthology series, co-ordinated by the amazing author Ross Young. I was, of course, honoured, and got particularly excited by the writing prompt. It was simply: Fade to Noir. There's a challenge in short stories. It's not easy to
- [The Books](https://jonfordauthor.com/songbird-books/) - Currently, there are 7 books planned in the 'Songbird' saga. This may change over time (I've toyed with an 8th!), but for now, that's where it stands. It's all plotted out in a huge spreadsheet. All the major arcs, all the character journeys, all the twists and turns. In fact, I've already written key points
- [Songbird](https://jonfordauthor.com/songbird/) - Welcome to the HOME PAGE for all your 'Songbird' series needs. Click on the links below to take you to the places you're interested in. Happy exploring! The Books... The Back Story... The New World... The MAIN Characters The SUPPLEMENTAL Characters And just for a bit of fun... The 'Songbird' - CASTING CALL
- [The Characters](https://jonfordauthor.com/the-characters-2/) - The beauty of these books, as mentioned elsewhere on this website, is the fact that there will be a ton of characters as I intend to cameo in a bunch of characters created by friends (with their permission of course!). However, there is a central cast of characters, and you can meet them in more
- [Femme Fatales Intelligence File: Honsou](https://jonfordauthor.com/femme-fatales-intelligence-file-honsou/) - Little is known about the origin of man called Honsou, only anecdotal tales. He speaks with a Welsh accent and indeed identifies as that nationality, but it is clear that he is no ordinary man. He is also not a man whose powers were due to a mutation of the M-Gene. What is known is
- [Femme Fatales Intelligence File: Ecstasy](https://jonfordauthor.com/femme-fatales-intelligence-file-ecstasy/) - Jada is one of the founding members of the Femme Fatales SuperGroup, which was formed in the aftermath of the Kriitani incursion on (old) Chicago in 2021. She is currently listed as a board member of the organisation, and has the codename: ECSTASY. Formerly a model in New York, she made a lot of money
- [Look here for ARTISTS!](https://jonfordauthor.com/look-here-for-artists/) - I am inspired by all kinds of things. Sometimes I get something stuck in my head and it triggers a flow of ideas. It might be another writer's work that sparks an idea for my stories, or it might be a piece of music...but often it's art. Art is something I've long dabbled in, but
- [Novella Two:  Kasai](https://jonfordauthor.com/novella-one-kasai/) - C l i c k H e r e T o B u y ! ! ! Samantha ‘Samii’ Jayne loves animals. Her role in the defeat of the alien invaders bestowed upon her a level of fame and notoriety, which brought with it ample financial opportunities. While her ability to control fire made her
- [Novella One:  Knightingale](https://jonfordauthor.com/novella-one-knightingale/) - C l i c k H e r e T o B u y ! ! ! Gale Knightley always wanted to be a doctor. When her M-Gene powers manifested, granting her amazing abilities. Gifts that allow her to fix bones, cure sickness, and heal wounds. Seven years after arriving in Chicago to fight the
- [Jon Ford Author - Business Card](https://jonfordauthor.com/jon-ford-author-business-card/) - Y'know, it occurred to me...when I'm posting all my links for things on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram etc, why not just have a page I can tag where EVERYTHING is in one place? So, here it is. Click the LINKS to be taken on a magical journey... PLEASE go give me a follow on Amazon.
- [Coin: BlastOff](https://jonfordauthor.com/novella-one-knightingale-2/) - The Coin Novel is currently in progress. It's being written by my old chum, Steve Vimes. For more information on how he's doing with it, hop on over to his website: STEVE VIMES WEBSITE LINKY RELEASE DATE: TBC *accurate as of 21 June 2022
- [Femme Fatales Intelligence File: Starstorm](https://jonfordauthor.com/new-chicago-bio-file-starstorm/) - File pending release.
- [The NEW 'Femme Fatales' Saga](https://jonfordauthor.com/the-new-femme-fatales-saga/) - The first book is out!!! THE SCORCHED SKY was released on March 17th, and is the first book in the my Femme Fatales series. The books are inspired by my time playing the MMORPG 'City of Heroes'. Book 1 is very much a prequel story, laying the foundation for the future of the series and
- [Book 1 - Hunters](https://jonfordauthor.com/book-1-hunters/) - Okay, so here we go. I'm going to give you the low down on book 1 'HUNTERS', but there won't be any spoilers here. Just information you'll pick up in the first ten or so chapters anyway. The groundwork, so to speak. That way you'll know whether 'Hunters' will whet your appetite for a read.
- [Book 3 - Tooth & Claw](https://jonfordauthor.com/book-3-tooth-claw/) - Cover art for Tooth & Claw by Marlena Mozgawa. So, Tooth & Claw is the third book in the saga and kind of closes the first act of the story, so to speak.We get a bunch of resolutions to some plot threads, but a HUGE reveal at the end which sets up the next two
- [Book 3 - Tooth & Claw](https://jonfordauthor.com/book-3-tooth-claw-2/) - 'Tooth & Claw' is a reference to the fact that in book 3 we're going to war. Wolf versus Vamp. No holds barred! Here's the book blurb... How hard would you fight for your friends? Your family? Your freedom?Would you lay it all on the line? Would you fight tooth and claw?Deep in her heart,
- ['Femme Fatales' - The Original Fan-Fic](https://jonfordauthor.com/the-books-ff-2/) - The original series was planned at 4 books.Alas, I only ever got to write 3 of them before I diverted my attention to the 'Songbird' series. So, if you follow the links below, you'll eventually get to follow the story of the Femme Fatales and their adventures... as far as I took them. If I get
- [Book 7 - The Broken Circle](https://jonfordauthor.com/book-7-the-broken-circle/) - Not this time. No way! So you've clicked on all the links for all the books and you've got to here. Sorry Buster, but this time I really can't help you. I'm not going to reveal any tidbits about the ending. Not yet at least. This page will probably be under construction for a long
- [Book 6 - The River](https://jonfordauthor.com/book-6-the-river/) - Really? Here too? Honestly if I told you anything about this book it would REALLY spoil the series. I'll just give you this... The River is REALLY integral to the overall story-arc. It gets mentioned throughout the first 5 books, but here is where you get the pay off and find out why. I am
- [Book 5 - TechMasters](https://jonfordauthor.com/book-5-the-techmasters/) - You're an incorrigible rascal! This book will be where I deal with what's been going on in Russia, China and Japan. Where we get really into the nitty gritty and secrets start to be revealed. And that's all I'm giving you!
- [Book 4 - Dragon Song](https://jonfordauthor.com/book-4-dragon-song/) - Yup, I thought you might come here too! So with that in mind, I thought I'd give you a snippet of a clue. Are there Dragons here? Or does the Dragon Song of title refer to something else? Or maybe - just maybe - it refers to TWO things? Just a thought. :)
- [Book 2 - Blood to Earth](https://jonfordauthor.com/book-2-blood-to-earth/) - 'Blood to Earth' is a reference to something that happens in Book 1 (NO SPOILERS!!!) Where Book 1 introduces the world and the characters, this book starts to explore the the links between them, bringing them together and tying up some of the threads started in 'Hunters'. Here's the book blurb... In the aftermath of
- [The NEW Femme Fatales](https://jonfordauthor.com/the-new-femme-fatales/) - With the launch of Femme Fatales Book 1: The Scorched Sky on 17th March 2021, the doors were opened on a new and exciting superhero universe. If you haven't read it yet, then why not? Click on the link below to find out more: If you'd like to find out more about the characters,click the
- [The New World](https://jonfordauthor.com/the-new-world/) - “Thirty years ago, the United Kingdom had a population of sixty-six million people. Between The Rising and The Purification, it is now less than a quarter of that. London itself used to be home to nine million, now it’s less than one.” Gayle walked slowly down the aisle between the desks toward the back of
- [FAQ](https://jonfordauthor.com/faq/) - So, when can we read your books? NOW! If you click on this link to the TEPRIS PRESS area of this website, you'll find the links to buy any of my books, plus links to buy those of my partner in shenanigans, NT Anderson. ENJOY! And if you do, please leave a review. It helps
- [Links to my INDIE AUTHOR CHUMS!](https://jonfordauthor.com/links-to-my-indie-author-chums/) - So, I'm developing a little Twitter following. Among those followers are the wonderful people of the #WritingCommunity. They're authors who, like me, are trying to get their work published and out there for everyone to read. Some of them succeed! There are too many to put proper links on this page (like those above), so
- [The TO-BE-READ List...](https://jonfordauthor.com/the-to-be-read-list/) - Welcome to the To-Be-Read list.Like a lot of writers, I'm a compulsive book buyer and reader. I can't help it!It's unheard of to see a payday scoot by without me buying a cartload of books off Amazon or eBay. People ask me what I want for Birthdays or Christmas, and I ask for books. I'm
- [SULK Media](https://jonfordauthor.com/sulk-media/) - MALARKEY'S IMAGINOMNIBUS Back in October 2022, I got invited to contribute a short story to a new anthology series that was being pulled together by the amazing author Ross Young. If you've not sampled his 'Gloomwood' series of books, you are sorely missing out. I was honored to be invited, and humbled to be in such
- [Me, Myself and I](https://jonfordauthor.com/about-me/) - That’s me up there... The one in the cowboy hat. I'm very pleased to meet you. ? So you're probably looking at this page because you want to know a little bit about me. Fair enough, you clicked the link... you pay the price! I live in the UK, pretty much slap bang in
- [Home](https://jonfordauthor.com/about/) - Keep scrolling down to learn more about what you can find on this website.Clickable links are in underlined text. 26th February 2023 - New Review Post - Sort of!JON'S REVIEW OF 'MALARKY'S IMAGINOMNIBUS #1 - THEY WALK AMONG US'I'm a little biased on this one because I have a story included. But hop on over
- [Links to my FRIENDS!](https://jonfordauthor.com/links-to-my-friends/) - I'm on a journey. Quite a long one, as it turns out. It's not easy to write a book and get it published, but I'm trying. I set up this website to document my journey. But I'm not the only one on a journey to pursue the things I love to make a living. I
- [The Novellas](https://jonfordauthor.com/the-novellas/) - We were introduced to Gale Knightley aka Knightingale, in The Scorched Sky. She was a 17 year old Brit who had come to Chicago with her friend Abi Blakely aka Reflex, to assist in repelling the Kriitani Incursion. Book 2 of the Femme Fatales series will be called The Broken Ground, and will time jump 10
- [Femme Fatales Intelligence File: Knightingale](https://jonfordauthor.com/new-chicago-bio-file-knightingale/) - Gale Knightley is one of the founding members of the Femme Fatales SuperGroup, which was formed in the aftermath of the Kriitani incursion on (old) Chicago in 2021. She is currently listed as senior member of the organisation, and has the codename: KNIGHTINGALE. Born in the UK, Gale was about to start studying medicine at
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- [Femme Fatales Intelligence File: Rogue](https://jonfordauthor.com/new-chicago-bio-file-rogue/) - Alex Anderson is a hero in New Chicago, currently affiliated with The Echelon SuperGroup, though he has very close ties to the Femme Fatales. He operates under the codename: ROGUE Born in 1994 in Texas, US, Alex went to college on a basketball scholarship before being drafted into the NBA by the Chicago Bulls at
- [Femme Fatales Intelligence File: Coin](https://jonfordauthor.com/femme-fatales-intelligence-file-coin-2/) - Stefan McCleod is a hero in New Chicago, but is not currently affiliated with any operating SuperGroup, though he has good relations and ties to many of the prominent ones, including the Femme Fatales. He operates under the codename: COIN Born in the UK, Stefan was in the US when the Kriitani incursion began. He
- [The Classic Femme Fatales Back Story](https://jonfordauthor.com/the-back-story-ff/) - It all starts here. My writing adventures. Way back in 2005, I started playing what is known as an MMORPG called 'City of Heroes'. For a frustrated creator like myself, it was manna from heaven! While the game was awesome, it was the Character Creator that really sold it to me. A million possibilities to
- [The Femme Fatales](https://jonfordauthor.com/femme-classic-or-femme-modern/) - Pick your poison... Click here if you're looking for the series of books I'm publishing on Tepris Press detailing the adventures of the Femme Fatales in the city of New Chicago. or Click here if you're looking for original fan-fiction stories based on the City of Heroes game that inspired me to write my own
- [Book 1 - The Scorched Sky](https://jonfordauthor.com/book-1-the-scorched-sky/) - Okay, so here we go. I'm going to give you the low down on book 1 'THE SCORCHED SKY', but there won't be any spoilers here. The book is the start to a multi-character story that will span multiple books, and travel all over the globe. Here's the cover blurb... When Earth faces an alien
- [Femme Fatales Intelligence File: Kasai](https://jonfordauthor.com/new-chicago-bio-file-kasai/) - Samantha 'Samii' Jayne is one of the founding members of the Femme Fatales SuperGroup, which was formed in the aftermath of the Kriitani incursion on (old) Chicago in 2021. She is currently listed as senior member of the organisation, and has the codename: KASAI. Born in the UK, Samii was establishing a career as a
- [Femme Fatales Intelligence File: Reflex](https://jonfordauthor.com/femme-fatales-intelligence-file-reflex/) - Abi Blakely arrived in Chicago during the Kriitani Incursion, and fought as part of a ground based team defending the Navy Pier. Prior to her secondary M-Gene mutation, Abi had the mutant gifts of super-reflexes and a low level invulnerability to injury. Training in various forms of martial arts had made Abi a competent low-level
- [New Chicago Bio-file: Kooma](https://jonfordauthor.com/new-chicago-bio-file-kooma/)
- [Femme Fatales Intelligence File: Shield Maiden](https://jonfordauthor.com/new-chicago-bio-file/) - Elena Torres is one of the founding members of the Femme Fatales SuperGroup, which was formed in the aftermath of the Kriitani incursion on (old) Chicago in 2021. She is currently listed as the CEO and leader of the organisation, and has the codename: SHIELD MAIDEN. Formerly a teacher in New York, she now teaches
- [Contact Me](https://jonfordauthor.com/contact-me/) - So, you've perused the website and feel like you want to contact me about something. Well, I'm happy to talk about anything you like, so please just use the form below to contact me. Your Name (required) Your Email (required) Subject Your Message Δ Look forward to hearing from you!
- [Gayle Knightley](https://jonfordauthor.com/gayle-knightley-knightingale/) - Callsign: Knightingale Race: Human/Fae Hybrid Nationality: English. Born in Cambridge Parents: Jaymes (Father) and Serlia (Mother) Knightley Siblings: Allyson Knightley (27), Carrie Anne Knightley (24) Age: 28 (born 25th September 2017) Height: 5' 9" Weight: 144 lbs. Known abilities: Elemental manipulation (Fire, Air, Water, Earth) Biography: Gayle's powers developed when she was 13 years of
- [Gayle & Allyson Knightley - 'Casting Call'](https://jonfordauthor.com/gayle-knightley-casting-call/) - Gayle KnightleyCallsign: 'Knightingale' Casting: Melanie Scrofano When I created the character of Gale Knightly in the game 'City of Heroes,' I didn't exactly have an actress in mind to play her. Even when I started to write the 'fan-fiction,' I didn't really think about it. It was later on, when I was participating in a
- [Captain Gayle Knightley](https://jonfordauthor.com/captain-gayle-knightley/) - Gayle Knightley portrait by Zeiyth Unit: 137th Hunters Rank: Captain Service Number: 17919052 Field Status: INACTIVE Current Position: Teacher - HFA Academy Specialist Subject: Strategy Tactics Nationality: English Age: 28 (born 25th September 2017) Height: 5' 9" Weight: 144 lbs Official Testimony: "Knightley is calm under pressure, adaptable to fluid situations. She is a charismatic
- [Captain Lana Fordham](https://jonfordauthor.com/captain-lana-fordham/) - Callsign: FORDITH Unit: 137th Hunters Rank: Captain Service Number: 88919010 Field Status: ACTIVE Current Position: Teacher- HFA Academy Specialist Subject: Pilot, Close Quarters Combat Nationality: English Age: 28 (born 1st September 2017) Height: 6' 0" Weight: 160 lbs Official Testimony: "Fordham is an exceptional pilot, and despite not being a hybrid, has been accepted fully
- [HUNTERS - Special First 3 Chapters Preview!](https://jonfordauthor.com/songbird-bk-1-hunters-special-xmas-preview/) - Hi folks,For those of you who are following my journey, first on Facebook and now here... THANK YOU!It's been quite the journey so far and it feels like 2020 could be the most exciting time for me so far. So, even though the book is NOT published yet (that's my 2021 task!), I thought I'd
- [HUNTERS - Chapter 58 1/2](https://jonfordauthor.com/hunters-chapter-58-1-2/) - There is a legend... This legend talks of a missing chapter. A chapter that sits mysteriously between chapters 58 and 59 of HUNTERS. You know what they say about legends? That they are based in FACT! Well, in this case it's absolutely true. Back in February 2021, on the build up the launch of HUNTERS,
- [The GRAND Book Launch!!](https://jonfordauthor.com/the-grand-book-launch/) - It's HERE. It's finally HERE!The Ballad of the Songbird Book 1 - HUNTERS is NOW available to order in eBook and Paperback form from Amazon. US and UK links just below... > ...and if an't find YOUR Amazon site? Click here to head over to the Tepris Press page for more
- [HUNTERS - OUT NOW!](https://jonfordauthor.com/hunters/) - Welcome to the new age… Those left on Earth survived the Rising. They survived the War. Humanity – pushed to the point of extinction – is forced to accept that monsters no longer dwell in the murky shadows of myth and legend. They are frighteningly real. An uneasy peace has settled across the globe on the cusp of an international Summit intended to gather the surviving Human factions
- [Damian Dane - 'Casting Call'](https://jonfordauthor.com/damian-dane-casting-call/) - Damian DaneAKA: 'The Wolf-King' Casting: Idris Elba Damian Dane is the son of Danica Dane. He was appointed the Wolf-King of Pack Nation after his mother's death. He's a key character in the early books, and will come into play in a big way in the 3rd book. There are certain traits that Damian needs
- [Book 1 - The Broken Ground](https://jonfordauthor.com/book-1-the-broken-ground/) - Chapter list below. Click to go to the chapter you want.The most recent chapter will be highlighted in boxes of Femme Fatale pink! Enjoy! Prologue - Hello City Chapter 1 - Fresh Starts Chapter 2 - Secrets and Schematics Chapter 3 - Breaking Ground Chapter 4 - Making the Grade Chapter 5 - Foot &
- [Chapter 9 - Bedside Manner](https://jonfordauthor.com/chapter-8-it-begins/) - - Sarah Ardent - 'Starstorm' -- Wednesday – 13:47 Eastern Time - Sarah was perched on the edge of one of the Medical Center beds staring at one of the beautiful art prints that adorned the walls. Despite being dressed only in a medical gown, she felt exceedingly comfortable here, swinging her bare legs with
- [Chapter 8 - It Begins...](https://jonfordauthor.com/chapter-8-it-begins-2/) - - ICR-0024 -- Wednesday – 23:23 Eastern Time - InfiniTech Construction Robot 0024 was finishing a lateral run of perimeter tunnel for sub-basement three. It had taken four days to run the length of the building at a depth of eighty three feet and four inches. The passage way it had left behind it was
- [Chapter 4 - Making The Grade](https://jonfordauthor.com/chapter-4-making-the-grade/) - - Sarah Ardent - ‘Starstorm’ -- One Week Later - Monday – 12:14 Eastern Time - Sarah Ardent walked out of another dreary class on ‘How to be a Paragon City Hero’ clutching the level twenty-four certificate in her hands as proof that she had passed the day's course. She couldn’t help but feel that
- [Chapter 7 - The Dig](https://jonfordauthor.com/chapter-6-the-dig/) - - Famke Tillman - ‘Famke’ -- Saturday – 19:03 Eastern Time - Famke had known that the construction operation would be huge, but she had been naïve in her estimates of the actual scale of it. The ICR Command Center had arrived first thing that morning. It consisted of a series of trailer units which
- [Songbird - 'Casting Call'](https://jonfordauthor.com/songbird-casting-call/) - After I gave 'Songbird - Book 1 - Hunters' to my wife to read, and she finished it, we ended up having a very interesting conversation about how she envisaged the characters. Did she picture them in her head upon reading the book, the same way as I had when writing them? So, we played
- [Jaymes & Serlia Knightley - 'Casting Call'](https://jonfordauthor.com/jaymes-serlia-knightley-casting-call/) - Jaymes KnightleyFSE Ambassador Casting: Hugh Laurie Serlia KnightleyFSE Ambassador Casting: Perdita Weeks So, let's deal with Jaymes and Serlia Knightley... The first thing to know about these two people is that they're the parents of Gayle, Allyson and Carrie, and they both work as Ambassadors for the FSE (Federated States of Europa) at Nexus City.
- [Michael Reynolds - 'Casting Call'](https://jonfordauthor.com/michael-reynolds-casting-call/) - Michael ReynoldsCallsign: 'Rogue' Casting: Taylor Kitsch When I wrote the character of Michael, there were a number of things I needed him to be. The most important thing that drove his development was the fact that, as he'll be working with Gayle in the book, he needed to provide a counterpoint to her personality. Where
- [Terms & Conditions / Privacy Policy](https://jonfordauthor.com/terms-conditions-privacy-policy/) - Terms and Conditions We provide access and use of our website at www.JonFordAuthor.com (“Site”), subject to your agreement to the following “Terms of Use” (the “Terms”). Please read these Terms carefully before accessing or using the Site. By accessing or using the Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms: The content of the
- [Chapter 6 - Ladies of Leisure](https://jonfordauthor.com/chapter-6-ladies-of-leisure/) - - Eleanor DeMontfort - ‘Ecstatica’ -- Monday – 17:22 Eastern Time - Eleanor deMontfort was exhausted. This was the good type of exhausted, though. The type that you get when you’ve spent an extremely productive afternoon with your friends, catching up and doing a little retail therapy. Pyra had arranged for them to start their
- [Chapter 5 - Foot and Mouth](https://jonfordauthor.com/chapter-5-foot-and-mouth/) - - Michael Reynolds - ‘Rogue’ -- Monday – 12:16 Eastern Time - “You remembered,” Sarah smiled back. In truth, remembering her name hadn’t been difficult. Michael had always been good with names and faces, it was almost a pre-requisite of his celebrity status. Of course, it never hurt when that name was also linked to
- [Chapter 3 - Breaking Ground](https://jonfordauthor.com/chapter-3-breaking-ground/) - - Famke Tillman - ‘Famke’ -- Two Weeks Later - Saturday – 13:22 Eastern Time - Famke drew in a deep breath that filled her lungs to the brim and caused her chest to rise. She looked judgmentally at herself in the mirror before letting it go slowly. It didn’t help her stress levels. This
- [Chapter 2 - Schemes and Schematics](https://jonfordauthor.com/chapter-2-schemes-and-schematics/) - - Gale Knightley - ‘Knightingale’ -- Wednesday – 11:51 Eastern Time - Gale Knightley sighed and slumped over the table with her head firmly rooted in her hands and exhaled long and loud. It had been a very arduous morning sorting through the finer details of the new building with Kyle Jordan and she now
- [Chapter 1 - Fresh Starts](https://jonfordauthor.com/chapter-1-fresh-starts/) - - Sarah Ardent - ‘Starstorm’ -- Wednesday - 11:06 Eastern Time - Sarah sat patiently on the comfortable leather couch in the waiting area in the very pink and black themed reception of the Femme Fatale Headquarters. The receptionist busied herself behind her computer screen, occasionally taking phone calls from behind the large modern looking
- [Lyssa Balthazaar](https://jonfordauthor.com/lyssa-balthazaar/) - Race: Vampyrii Nationality: American Parents: Balthazaar (Father) and Perlania Akhza (Mother) Siblings: Vanessa Balthazaar (234) Nykola Balthazaar (192) Mercy balthazaar (178) - Half Sister Age: 245 (born 17th June 1800) Height: 5' 10" Weight: 115lbs Known abilities: Vampyrii abilities.
- [Prologue - Hello City](https://jonfordauthor.com/the-broken-ground/) - - Sarah Ardent -- Wednesday 10:17 Eastern Time - “First time seeing ‘em?” “Excuse me?” “The War-Walls. Quite a sight, ain’t they?” The taxi zipped along the arrow straight freeway, its tyres humming rhythmically in tune to the imperfections of the worn road surface. Paragon City didn’t get many visitors from the outside world these
- [The 137th Hunters](https://jonfordauthor.com/the-137th-hunters/) - The 137th Hunters were Captain Gayle Knightley's squad. They started out as the 'B' Team. A band of teenage misfits with powers that were being trained as the back-up team to Alistair's 136th Terminators. They quickly made a name for themselves as arguably the better squad of the two. There will be some short stories
- [The Back Story](https://jonfordauthor.com/the-back-story-songbird/) - He chuckled, “Y'all believe in astrology?” Gayle leaned forward. “Michael, we live in a world where I routinely manipulate the elements, where Vamps and Werewolves are real and…" she shrugged, "F**k knows what else. I can think of worse things to believe in, can't you?” He paused to take a shot of tequila before continuing.
- [The Characters](https://jonfordauthor.com/the-characters/) - The Femme Fatales were the predominant Super Group featured in the books, But there are also some other characters that will crop up in the story from time to time. I'll detail them here below. The stories posted on this website will teach you more about these characters. Till then this page will be 'Under
- [The Femme Fatales Art Gallery](https://jonfordauthor.com/the-femme-fatales-art-gallery/) - You can find more information on some of the Artists below - including links to their websites and Twitter accounts - on the following 'Look here for Artists' page. Over the years I've had a lot of art commissioned or drawn for my City of Hero characters. You'll see some of it on other pages
- [The Songbird Art Gallery](https://jonfordauthor.com/the-songbird-art-gallery/) - You can find more information on some of the Artists below - including links to their websites and Twitter accounts - on the following 'Look here for Artists' page. Over the years, I've had a lot of art commissioned or drawn for Songbird. You'll see some of it on other pages on this site, but
- [The MAIN Characters](https://jonfordauthor.com/the-characters-songbird/) - Click on any of the links below to see a little biography of that Main Character from the 'Songbird' books. If the link says 'coming soon' then you'll just have to wait a little longer till I put them up! (Usually means I'm waiting to create the art!) Gayle Knightley - Callsign: 'Knightingale' Allyson Knightley
- [Allyson Knightley](https://jonfordauthor.com/allyson-knightley/) - Callsign: ????? Race: Human/Fae Hybrid Nationality: English. Born in Cambridge Parents: Jaymes (Father) and Serlia (Mother) Knightley Siblings: Gayle Knightley (28), Carrie Anne Knightley (24) Age: 27 (born 1st September 2018) Height: 5' 9" Weight: 146lbs Known abilities: Elemental manipulation (Fire, Air, Water, Earth) Biography: Allyson's powers developed later than her elder sibling Gayle, manifesting
- [Book 2 - The Femme Fatality](https://jonfordauthor.com/book-2-the-femme-fatality/)
- [Book 3 - The Tangled Web](https://jonfordauthor.com/book-3-the-tangled-web/)
- [Supplemental Characters](https://jonfordauthor.com/other-characters-songbird/) - The 137th 'Hunters' The 136th 'Terminators' The 'New' 137th 'Hunters'
- [The 136th Terminators](https://jonfordauthor.com/the-136th-terminators/)
- [The 'New' 137th Hunters](https://jonfordauthor.com/the-new-137th-hunters/)
- [CoH: Femme Fatales](https://jonfordauthor.com/coh-femme-fatales/)
- [The Characters (FF)](https://jonfordauthor.com/the-characters-ff/)
- [Book 4 - The Uncertain Future](https://jonfordauthor.com/book-4-the-uncertain-future/)

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