books – Page 2 – Jason McDonald

The Depths of Research

First person research.

It is one thing to pick up a book (surprise!) and read descriptions and information that you then decide to use as background or pieces of the puzzle to your writings.

It is another thing to dive headfirst into the weeds so to speak and get your hands dirty.

Well, for the last few weeks, I have been silent. Not a word written since my last blog post. That includes work on my #wips. I have been neck deep in research, activities, tasks, and utilizing my hands, all in the name of my craft to ensure that what I write about it grounded in knowledge and my own expertise tackling subjects I will use in my plots and stories.

It is something I have always done.

Surviving an Author Event

Surviving an Author Event. I did it! I managed to survive, although a bit mentally scathed, my very first author event. Talk about an invigorating, heart-pounding, palm sweating, life changing experience that I will forever cherish and remember. If you have never had one for your book, you need to do it!

Pandemic-19 Released. Now What?

Now that Pandemic-19 is in the air, what now?

Well, that’s the million dollar question. Isn’t it? The work has just begun!

Ending 2021

Greetings loyal readers! As I finish out the year, I wanted to take the time to sit and write as it has been some time since my last post. A lot has transpired, good and bad, that kept me from sitting down and putting words to screen. Like many of us, life occasionally throws wrenchesContinue reading “Ending 2021”

Editing: The Bane of Writing

Editing sucks. There, I said it. It really does. No writer says, “I can’t wait to rip my book apart and edit the hell out of it!” If they do, check their head into an insane asylum.

A Long Time in the Making

The reason for my absence has been for a positive outcome. The publishing of my psychological suspense thriller novel, Pandemic-19, with the publishing company Good Twin Publishing, has come to fruition. The editing process to get to the point of publishing took considerable time and effort, my focus solely being there and unfortunately leaving my posts to wither in the wind.