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Jon Skovron has been an actor, musician, lifeguard, Broadway theater ticket seller, warehouse grunt, technical writer, and web developer. Now he is a father and the author of Young Adult novels Struts & Frets, Misfit and the forthcoming Man Made Boy (Fall, 2013), as well as many short stories and essays. He generally likes stories that are dark, strange, and occasionally funny.

Jon was born in Columbus, Ohio. After traveling around a bit, from Pittsburgh to London to New York to Seattle, he has settled, somewhat haphazardly, in the Washington, DC area, where he and his two sons can regularly be seen not fitting into the general Government scene.




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Before we met the robots - and excuse me androids - in STAR WARS, BLADE RUNNER, THE TERMINATOR, SHORT CIRCUIT, WALL-E, heck even WEST WORLD (underrated gem) and CAPTAIN EO (oh yeah I went there) there was the fascinating Off-Broadway stage production of R.U.R. in 1922. Debuting 90 years ago today and written by Czech playwright Karel Capek, R.U.R. was one of the earliest sci-fi stage prod...

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Average rating: 3.87 · 2,616 ratings · 501 reviews · 6 distinct works · Similar authors
Misfit
3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 1,636 ratings — published 2011 — 7 editions
Struts & Frets
3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 420 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions
Man Made Boy
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" Smart, sexy and truly dangerous, MISFIT breaks new ground without forgetting the heart of its story. Though MISFIT is written for teens, adults, too, will appreciate its nuance, philosophical nature, and particularly the back story of Jael's paren... "
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" 4.5 stars!

i really enjoyed this novel that puts
a very intriguing spin on religion, demons,
and mythology. skovron has created a world
with interesting characters, human or not.
jael is a fantastic heroine, and i can't wait
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“I've heard people say that they lose themselves in a kiss. But in that moment, it was the opposite for me. I felt like I found myself. Not how I wished I was, or who I was afraid I was becoming, but who I really was.”
Jon Skovron, Struts & Frets

“The stuff you do is way more important than the stuff you believe.”
Jon Skovron, Misfit

“Because sometimes I was tired of feeling so much and I just wanted to shut down and not feel anything. But I guess I wasn't wired that way. All I could do was write about it. Get it out of my head and onto something like paper that I could manage easier.”
Jon Skovron, Struts & Frets

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Branwen Hi Jon! Thanks for accepting my friend request! I really LOVED Misfit! Keep up the great work! :)


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Bradley I hope you are having a good day! =)

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Lauren (Shooting Stars Mag) thanks for adding me!! Good luck with your debut. it sounds great!

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