Jon Cronshaw's Blog, page 67
May 10, 2018
The Ray Bradbury Challenge: Day 619
Short story: The Sub-Traverse by Andrew Milne, listened to on the 600 Second Saga podcast, from April 2018. Recommended.
Poem: Chant by Tom Sleigh, listened to on the Poem of the Day podcast, from May 2018. Highly Recommended.
Essay: Is the World Getting Better or Worse? by Steven Pinker, listened to on the TEDTalks podcast, from April 2018. Highly Recommended.
May 9, 2018
The Ray Bradbury Challenge: Day 618
Short story: Poltroon Husband by Joseph O’Neill, from the New Yorker, March 2018. Recommended.
Poem: What is Life? by Gregory Orr, listened to on the Poem of the Day podcast, from May 2018. Highly Recommended.
Essay: A Problem with Read by Stella Tillyard, listened to on the BBC’s A Point of View podcast, from May 2018. Highly Recommended.
May 8, 2018
Stop Booking Around! – 003 – The Story Core and Elevator Pitch
Stop Booking Around! is a weekly podcast where author Jon Cronshaw will help his friend Russ Evans through the process of finishing his first novel.
Russ has wanted to write this story for over a decade, but he’s lacked the focus and motivation to follow the project through.
http://traffic.libsyn.com/stopbookingaround/SBA_-_003_-_story_core.mp3
In this episode, Jon and Russ start to get to the core of Russ’s story. We discuss his story core and Russ shares his elevator pitch for the story.
Jon talks about the importance of understanding what your story is about before sitting down to write it.
The story core idea was outlined in Libby Hawker’s Take of Your Pants!
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May 6, 2018
Jon’s Author Diary – 031 – May 6, 2018
Jon has had a busy week. He launched his new podcast, Stop Booking Around! and wrote the first draft of a non-fiction book to tie-in to the show.
He’s been getting ready for the launch of Blind Gambit and has produced a large print version of the book for visually impaired readers.
Blind Gambit will be available for a special pre-order price of 99p/99c until May 10. Don’t miss out! Click HERE to order your copy today.
Email your questions to Jon (at) joncronshaw (dot) com.
Get your free copy of Addict of the Wasteland, the prequel to his Wasteland series, by visiting tinyurl.com/addictofthewasteland.
You can find out more about Jon Cronshaw and his work by visiting joncronshaw.com or Jon’s author page.
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Follow him on Twitter @jlcronshaw.
If you want to help the show, please consider telling a friend or leaving a review on iTunes.
May 1, 2018
Stop Booking Around! – 002 – Motivation and Author Mindset
Stop Booking Around! is a weekly podcast where author Jon Cronshaw will help his friend Russ Evans through the process of finishing his first novel.
Russ has wanted to write this story for over a decade, but he’s lacked the focus and motivation to follow the project through.
http://traffic.libsyn.com/stopbookingaround/SBA_-_002_-_The_War_of_Art.mp3
In this episode Jon and Russ talk about The War of Art by Stephen Pressfield.
We discuss what is stopping Russ from reaching his full potential and give him the first set of tools he’ll need to complete his first novel
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Subscribe now to receive a new episode every Tuesday.
Email your questions to Jon (at) joncronshaw (dot) com.
You can find out more about Jon Cronshaw and his work by visiting joncronshaw.com or Jon’s author page.
Get your free copy of Addict of the Wasteland, the prequel to Jon’s Wasteland series, by visiting tinyurl.com/addictofthewasteland.
Like his Facebook page at facebook.com/joncronshawauthor
Follow him on Twitter @jlcronshaw.
If you want to help the show, please consider telling a friend or leaving a review wherever you found the show.
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Stop Booking Around! – 001 – Introduction
Stop Booking Around! is a weekly podcast where author Jon Cronshaw will help his friend Russ Evans through the process of finishing his first novel.
Russ has wanted to write this story for over a decade, but he’s lacked the focus and motivation to follow the project through.
http://traffic.libsyn.com/stopbookingaround/SBA_-_001_-_intro_mixdown.mp3
In this episode Jon and Russ talk about the purpose of the podcast, and Jon gives Russ his first piece of homework: to read The War of Art by Stephen Pressfield.
Join us on our Facebook group HERE.
Subscribe now to receive a new episode every Tuesday.
Email your questions to Jon (at) joncronshaw (dot) com.
You can find out more about Jon Cronshaw and his work by visiting joncronshaw.com or Jon’s author page.
Get your free copy of Addict of the Wasteland, the prequel to Jon’s Wasteland series, by visiting tinyurl.com/addictofthewasteland.
Like his Facebook page at facebook.com/joncronshawauthor
Follow him on Twitter @jlcronshaw.
If you want to help the show, please consider telling a friend or leaving a review wherever you found the show.
April 30, 2018
The Ray Bradbury Challenge: Day 611
Short story: Tough Times All Over by Joe Abercrombie, from Rogues, edited by Gardner Dozois and George R. R. Martin. Highly Recommended.
Poem: El Tigre Market by Juan Delgado, listened to on the Poem of the Day podcast, from April 2018.
Essay: Michael Sandel on Bertrand Russell, listed to on the BBC’s the Reith Lectures podcast, from September 2017. Highly Recommended.
April 29, 2018
The Ray Bradbury Challenge: Day 610
Short story: Perfect Match by Ken Liu, from The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories. Highly Recommended.
Poem: Artificial Death by Roberto Harrison, listened to on the PoetryNow podcast, from April 2018. Highly Recommended.
Essay: The Good, The Bad, and the Irritating, listened to on the Twenty-thousand Hertz podcast, from April 2017. Recommended.
Announcing: Stop Booking Around! podcast, coming May 1
Jon will launch the Stop Booking Around! podcast on May 1. On the show, Jon will help his friend Russ to write his first novel.
Russ has wanted to write this story for over a decade, but he’s lacked the focus and motivation to follow the project through.
Follow his journey on Stop Booking Around! and join us on Facebook group.
Jon’s Author Diary – 030 – April 29, 2018
Jon had a much better week. He wrote a gritty space marine short story and the outline for the follow-up to Blind Gambit, Blind Reset
On May 1, Jon will launch a new podcast for authors and established authors where he guides an old school friend through the process of writing his first novel. Look out for Stop Booking Around! wherever you find your podcasts. Look for the Stop Booking Around! listeners’ group on Facebook now.
Blind Gambit will be available for a special pre-order price of 99p/99c until May 10. Don’t miss out! Click HERE to order your copy today.
Email your questions to Jon (at) joncronshaw (dot) com.
Get your free copy of Addict of the Wasteland, the prequel to his Wasteland series, by visiting tinyurl.com/addictofthewasteland.
You can find out more about Jon Cronshaw and his work by visiting joncronshaw.com or Jon’s author page.
Like his Facebook page at facebook.com/joncronshawauthor
Follow him on Twitter @jlcronshaw.
If you want to help the show, please consider telling a friend or leaving a review on iTunes.
