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Jon Black I'm 43. I've wanted to write fiction since my mid-20s. But I was always intimidated and felt breaking into fiction writing necessitated some kind of e…moreI'm 43. I've wanted to write fiction since my mid-20s. But I was always intimidated and felt breaking into fiction writing necessitated some kind of elaborate secret-ninja-plan. In the spring of 2016, I decided to just start writing and submitting. And I was very blessed to experience success early on. Now, I'm wondering where I would be if I had just started writing and submitting in my twenties.

So, my advice for anyone, whether you're 18 or 80, is don't be an "aspiring writer." Just write.(less)
Jon Black Unfortunately, I usually get my inspiration to write while in bed trying to fall asleep ... much to the detriment of my sleep schedule, my wife, and m…moreUnfortunately, I usually get my inspiration to write while in bed trying to fall asleep ... much to the detriment of my sleep schedule, my wife, and my cats.

For a more traditional answer, reading, music, and roleplaying games are good raw material for writing. Not, typically, directly ... but occasionally a passage, a turn of phrase, an image, or even a mood will trigger inspiration.(less)
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Descansos Now Available

"I want readers to be able to hear the guitar, to smell the sawdust and smoke of the honkytonks." -- Jon Black

Descansos, the new anthology from Darkhouse Books featuring my short story “So Lonesome I Could Die” is now available on Amazon.

A collection of both short stories and poetry,
as of July 8th, "Descansos" was Amazon's #1 new poetry anthology.

“So Lonesome,” is a tale to appeal to anyone with Read more of this blog post »
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