Jonathan Wood

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Gamer, geek, and author (the Hero series as Jonathan Wood, the Dragon Lords series as Jon Hollins, and City of Iron and Dust as JP Oakes).
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Struggling to edit your own work? Here’s what I did… 1. I wrote a dozen or so stories in 2020. 2. I shelved them and started a magazine which I have edited for four years. 3. I returned to them and realized that they aren’t any good. 4. I trunked them and started fresh.

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Just discovered that the audio of Body Shocks is on sale: www.audiobooks.com/promotions/p...

60% OFF Body Shocks: Extreme Tales of Body Horrorwww.audiobooks.com Bestselling editor Ellen Datlow (Lovecraft's Monsters) presents body horror at its most wide-ranging and shocking best. Discover twenty-nine intricate, twisted tales of the human body, soul, and psych...

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Another one! The LA Times is hiring a film critic. They're looking for someone experienced (as they should), but damn, there are so many outstanding critics out there. Spread the word, if you would be so kind filmsky! 🔥🎬https://us241.dayforcehcm.com/CandidatePortal/en-US/nantmedia/Posting/View/178

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Morning all. Here's a fictional offering to help you ease into the week. This week, a comedic fantasy about two thieves trying to steal from a wizard's two. So basically, me doing silly voices for 7 minutes. Enjoy! open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...

Well, that's another week done. What better way to celebrate that with a short-short story about two incompetent thieves and a wizard's tower? I certainly can't think of one... open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...

You guys have seen the utter kick-ass-ness of this cover, right?

wow what an exciting day! the cover reveal for Daughter of the Wormwood Star RULES “Have you guys seen that Angelique girl? She just moved into my dorm, right across the hall from me. Something’s not right about her.” coming Oct 8th 2024 from @underlandpress.bsky.social

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I wrote a surreal, anxious story featuring my recurring character Ernestine Boggs. In her fifth appearance in print, she enters a certain door and then begins to see a tangible manifestation of her consciousness. This was a tough one to write, but I'm proud to share it at the excellent Cosmorama:

Always Another Door — Cosmoramacosmorama.site

A follow-up on yesterday's news about the short story sale to Even Cozier Cosmic - you can now preorder the book! There's stories by myself, @pauljessup.com, @froid.bsky.social, @gumboeditor.bsky.social, and many others :)

The Even Cozier Cosmicfirebirdcreative.myshopify.com PREORDER: This product releases on October 8th, 2024. At the end, when the last star dies and the cold begins to seep in, what will be the totality of our accomplishments? What will have been the poin...

Ermahgerd!!!

Severance — Season 2 Date Announcement | Apple TV+www.youtube.com Like you never left. Severance season 2 premieres January 17, 2025 https://apple.co/_Severance In Severance, Mark Scout (Adam Scott) leads a team at Lumon In...

Well, that's nice. It looks like my cthonic riff on The Thursday Murder Club, "Elder Bods" is going to be in The Even Cozier Cosmic anthology. www.underlandpress.com/the-emptines...

The Emptiness At the End of Time - Underland Presswww.underlandpress.com At the end, when the last star dies and the cold begins to seep in, what will be the totality of our accomplishments? What will have been the point? And will anyone notice that we’re gone? Probably no...

WHY ARE YOU NOT FUNDING UNCANNY THINGS? ARE YOU UNFUNDING CANNY THINGS? I THINK NOT.

May be of interest: the new kickstarter for Uncanny Magazine's upcoming season is live! Various bonus content is available including some signed copies of Alien Clay at one tier (plus plenty more). www.kickstarter.com/projects/lyn...

Uncanny Magazine Year 11: This One Goes to ELEVEN!www.kickstarter.com Funding to support Year 11 of Hugo Award winning Uncanny Magazine. We have more stories to tell together!

Something's a Little Off rolls ever onward. This is the 35th story, and it's now available in my dulcet tones for free. Enjoy! jonathanwood.substack.com/p/a-flash-of...

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Looking over six word stories, found my favorite one: "The plague starts with a hug".

It feels like today might be a bit of a hangover day for both the US and the UK. So here to help is a little distraction: a very short story about a man discovering he's looking for a way out (also with mechanical foxes). open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...

CHECK IT!

We're just a little over a month out from my little queer romantasy becoming a real book! We're recording the audiobook right now! I'm working on Book III! But most importantly, the elevator pitch:

Happy Monday. Ever wanted a British person to talk to you about giant mechanical gods, violent strangers, and pollution monsters? Then have I got 7 minutes of audio for you. open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...

Well, that feels like some proper story fodder right there.

abdiel acosta's leviathan

It's not always about quantity with a book haul, it's about quality too. Picked these up at the Gold Coast Book Fair. Loved the panel discussion with both @natcassidy.bsky.social and Cassandra Khaw. Fascinating to hear about how both books come at wealth disparity from totally different angles.

Happy Friday! Have a story. This week: a post-apocalyptic world, a mechanical god whose breaking down, and giant mutant monsters to fight. Please share if you dig it. open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...

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If you're a book reviewer and would like advance review ISLAND OF THE DEAD by @briankeene.bsky.social email [email protected]. Releases October 14th, 2024. We'll need to bits of info: 1) Where you plan to run your review. 2) Digital or physical.

Well, hello there. It's Monday. There's 7 minutes of off audio to kick off the week available at Something's a Little Off. Let's get this thing going right. open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...

Definitely recommend checking out this story by @authorizedmusings.bsky.social. A nice meditation on grief with a nasty little twist to make it stick.

Have you read my story in The Deadlands? You can find "doorbell dot mov" here! Will you answer it? thedeadlands.com/issue-34/doo...

doorbell dot mov, by Jennifer R. Donohue - The Deadlandsthedeadlands.com It’s 3:00 a.m. and the doorbell rings, because that’s always when the doorbell rings, if it’s going to. I don’t have to go to the door; I can pull up the video on my phone, always overexposed, too whi...

Hello! You made it to Friday so here's a story. Great job, you. Now kick back, relax, and listen to whatever nonsense idea I had around people using a siren's song to get high. Please share and subscribe :) open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...

For reasons I cannot fully explain to myself, this seems like the perfect pairing.

would they still love the Kwisatz Haderach if he was a worm

It's Monday! I have words! I recorded them! They add up to a story! It's available for free! You can listen! With your ears! It is permissible to enjoy them! open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...

Happy Friday! There's a new story up at Something's a Little Off. One from the archives, but one of my favorites from over the years. Hopefully people enjoy giving it new life. If you do, please subscribe and get these free in your inbox every Friday. open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...

Somehow, against the will of man and God, it is Monday again. To ease your pain, here is some giant monster fiction to rampage through your day. A 6-minute listen to ease you into the madness. Enjoy. open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...

Happy Friday y'all. Today there's a fresh offering of Kaiju fiction up at Something's a Little Off. This was an idea that's been percolating for about a year, so nice to finally figure out a way to tell it. Hopefully folk enjoy! open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...

Morning. To welcome you back to the week, here's 7 minutes of oddness: the audio version of my story "Reasons My Flight was Delayed" is now up at Something's a Little Off. open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...

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And here's some of W Heath Robinson's illustrations for Edgar Allan Poe's poetry: