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Jon Negroni

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I'm interested in stories that pack a punch. The kind of punch you tell a story about at a party ten years later.

My newest book, the first of a three-part series, is called Killerjoy and is now available in paperback and e-book. Follow on Twitter (@JonNegroni) for any and all updates! ...more

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Average rating: 4.23 · 266 ratings · 30 reviews · 8 distinct works

	The Pixar Theory 4.22 avg rating — 237 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	If I Die Before I Wake: Tales of Cryptid Chaos by R.E. Sargent (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Steven Pajak (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Edmund Stone 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Pixar Detective (Part 1) by Jon Negroni (Goodreads Author), Kayla Savage (Illustrator) 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Where Legends Walk: A Superhero Anthology by Jacob Jones-Goldstein (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Nicholas A. Leamy (Editor), J.M. DeMatteis (Introduction) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Killerjoy 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Virginia Fantastic: Flash Fiction from the Old Dominion by James Blakey (Goodreads Author), Kent M. Peterson, Kurt Johnson 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Fascination by Rhonda Parrish (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Laura VanArendonk Baugh (Goodreads Author), Alena Van Arendonk 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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30,000 words (or so) of Vainguard.

My next book, Vainguard, is about one chapter away from the 30k mark, so here's the latest update on its progress. Keep in mind that this is Book 2 of Origin Stories.

The first book in the series, Killerjoy, hit 131k words by the final draft, and Vainguard will likely fall within a range of that or go slightly beyond it. Simply put, it's coming along and will hopefully be a manageable length for fa Read more of this blog post »

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