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Jason C. McDonald

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Born

The United States

Website

https://indeliblebluepen.com

Twitter

codemouse92

Genre

Humor and Comedy, Fantasy, Crime

Influences

Charles Dickens, C.S. Lewis, Donita K. Paul, Rene Gutteridge, Hannah A ...more

Member Since

October 2018

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/jasoncmcdonald

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Jason has been telling stories his entire life. He entered the professional writing world at eight years old, joining his mother's formal critique group as a participating member. Since that time, he has written over half a dozen stories in all genres, from murder mystery to high fantasy, children's adventure to historical fiction. His non-fiction work has also been widely read online.

In addition to fiction writing, Jason is a speaker, songwriter, and computer programmer. A traumatic brain injury at age 16 fundamentally changed his outlook on life, ultimately turning his focus to communication and education. The unique blend of these passions, paired with a broad academic background, flavors everything he creates. ...more

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Jason C. McDonald Western author Stephen Bly always said, "When you get stuck, shoot someone." I took that advice to heart early, and have introduced all manner of unus…moreWestern author Stephen Bly always said, "When you get stuck, shoot someone." I took that advice to heart early, and have introduced all manner of unusual circumstances into my stories to get unstuck. One of the most memorable was a giant snake I dropped into the middle of one character's path.

Stronger bouts of writer's block, however, tell me that I got something wrong in the story. Try as I might, I won't get unstuck without figuring out where I went wrong, and fixing it.(less)

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Jason C. McDonald Getting to discover new worlds, and then sharing them with others! I love the process of figuring out the manners and customs of my fictional worlds, …moreGetting to discover new worlds, and then sharing them with others! I love the process of figuring out the manners and customs of my fictional worlds, and learning how my characters interact within that society.(less)

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Average rating: 4.15 · 34 ratings · 12 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	Finding Scrooge: or Another Christmas Carol by Jason C. McDonald (Goodreads Author), Samuel Morgainne Blight (Illustrations), Steve Oliver (Foreword) 4.09 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2018 — 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
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