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Christopher J.H. Jones

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in Palo Alto, CA, The United States

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Fantasy, Suspense, Science Fiction

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CJ is a battle-scarred veteran of children’s lit and YA, having with his wife Jeanette eight children of his own. He is the author of one novel, two short story collections, three books on marketing and communications, and has written twelve novels, nine of which he is legally allowed to admit to. A fanatical reader, has a large stack of books on his nightstand, his end table, his bookshelves and his floor, and spends practically every waking moment either reading or writing, and absolutely every waking moment wishing he were. His musings show up here, at iamchrisjones.com, and at medium.com/@iamchrisjones. ...more

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Christopher J.H. Jones I deal with it by dismissing the idea altogether. I don't believe in it. There is only writing. Inspiration--the Muse sitting on your shoulder and tel…moreI deal with it by dismissing the idea altogether. I don't believe in it. There is only writing. Inspiration--the Muse sitting on your shoulder and telling you what to write--is nonsense, except in very rare cases. The key is this: sit your butt down and start writing. Type ANYTHING. It doesn't matter if it sucks (because it really, really will); you're the only one that will ever see it. Just start writing. The Muse will come. Or not. Write anyway. No block can stop you from writing if you just START.(less)

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Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Christopher J.H. Jones Well, Trinity 1 came from...Trinity Flynn herself, a young lady I met at a conference. Her name just struck me like a bolt from heaven. As soon as I h…moreWell, Trinity 1 came from...Trinity Flynn herself, a young lady I met at a conference. Her name just struck me like a bolt from heaven. As soon as I heard it I knew I had to write a series for her. The inspiration for the mystery came through research, honestly just reading the pages of the New York Times (from 1920). That's true for the second book as well. It's amazing the number of cases that jump off the newspaper page at you.

But book 3 is different. For this one, I already had a case, and I knew I needed to get Trinity out of New York, so she and her two roommates could get some airtime together. So I moved the date of the case a couple of years and set it in Connecticut, where this time all three of the roommates will have to work together to solve the most baffling crime yet.(less)

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	Trinity Flynn and the Five Points Gang by Cristof Jones Harrison, Christopher J.H. Jones (Goodreads Author) 4.87 avg rating — 15 ratings — 4 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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	Mastering the Six Channels of Marketing 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Twelve Upon a Time by C.J. Lehi, Christopher J.H. Jones (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 2 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
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	Spooks: An Anthology of Halloween Tales by Christopher J.H. Jones (Goodreads Author), Mr. C (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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I’m in the process of starting a publishing house.

I know, I know. What century do I think this is? But having spent five years or so intensely studying how publishing works (and learning to write), I think we’re in a place as an industry where it’s time for something new.

As I wrote previously, I think Amazon is wonderful and also a stupid place to sell a book. Amazon long since moved out of the bo

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“Son,'he said,' ye cannot in your present state understand eternity...That is what mortals misunderstand. They say of some temporal suffering, "No future bliss can make up for it," not knowing that Heaven, once attained, will work backwards and turn even that agony into a glory. And of some sinful pleasure they say "Let me have but this and I'll take the consequences": little dreaming how damnation will spread back and back into their past and contaminate the pleasure of the sin. Both processes begin even before death. The good man's past begins to change so that his forgiven sins and remembered sorrows take on the quality of Heaven: the bad man's past already conforms to his badness and is filled only with dreariness. And that is why...the Blessed will say "We have never lived anywhere except in Heaven, : and the Lost, "We were always in Hell." And both will speak truly.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Great Divorce

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message 1: by Susan

May 09, 2012 03:38PM

Hi Chris! I saw Orson Scott Card speak at a local bookstore a few months ago. We politely agreed not to discuss politics. My 14 year old writer-daughter found his advice very helpful...they had just read Ender's Game in 9th grade english and she really liked it. Anyhoo...he had lots of interesting tidbits to share but the big question of the evening was: When are we going to get the sequel to LOVELOCK! and the answer was: Soon!

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