It's getting close to August again, and you know what that means...
Come join me at the Spokane Comic Convention from August 15th through 17th at the DoubleTree Hotel in Spokane, WA!
As many of you know, I've been working with the SpoCon for years now, and even though I'm not in Spokane this year, I'll be coming up from Santa Barbara to be with you all at the event. It's not set in stone yet, but I'll post my schedule so far for you here.
Friday, August 15th
Building Dynamic Supporting Characters - Learn how to write strong supporting characters like Sam, Spock, and Ron at 12:30 PM in Ballroom B.
Fallon Jones Reading - Join me at 6:00 PM in the Reading Room, where I'll be reading from my newest novel The Lazarus Serum.
Up & Coming - At 8:00 PM in Ballroom D, learn tips and pointers for promoting your work and taking it to the next level.
Saturday, August 16th
Self-Publishing 101 - Learn about the pros and cons of self-publishing with me at 3:30 PM in Parkside II.
Sunday, August 17th
Writing a Dynamic Children's Character - How do you turn back time to relate to a child character? Solve the riddle with me at 9:30 AM in Ballroom A.
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Monday, July 21, 2014
Thursday, December 26, 2013
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Get your FREE ebook - The Lazarus Serum - today!
Get your FREE copy of The Lazarus Serum today!
Merry Christmas to all you readers out there! Since it's the holiday season, I am giving The Lazarus Serum (a dystopian sci-fi) ebook free for the next 2 days!
The book is available for iPad, Kindle, and PDF download at the link below: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/357084
If you like what you read, please share this link with a friend or leave a book review.
Happy Holidays,
Fallon Jones
Merry Christmas to all you readers out there! Since it's the holiday season, I am giving The Lazarus Serum (a dystopian sci-fi) ebook free for the next 2 days!
The book is available for iPad, Kindle, and PDF download at the link below: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/357084
If you like what you read, please share this link with a friend or leave a book review.
Happy Holidays,
Fallon Jones
Friday, November 15, 2013
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Author Jessica Rising on Writing About the Apocalypse for the Next Generation
I don't know if you've noticed yet, but the apocalypse is getting quite popular. Everywhere you go, books, television shows, and movies are reminding the public that our inevitable end is near. But where does that fit into young adult media? The Hunger Games are a hit, and dystopian books are selling better than ever! My newest novel, The Lazarus Serum, is a dystopian sci-fi fantasy written by a teenager about teenagers. (Click here to check it out!) This article is written by Jessica Rising, a fellow post-apocalyptic author who explains how (and why) to write in the genre for middle grade readers.
~Fallon Jones
Writing About the Apocalypse for the Next Generation
By Jessica Rising
How many times have you heard parents exclaim, “You know what I really want for my kids? Post-apocalyptic books. Where are they, anyway?” I know. All the time, right?
(Okay, so it’s more like, “why would I EVER want my children reading about the end of the world?” but I digress.)
I’ve had plenty of funny looks from people when I tell them I write post-apocalyptic fiction for kids. Dystopian also raises a few brows. I’ve heard all sorts of questions and doubts, from “that must be very difficult to keep child-friendly” to “I just don’t think that’s a good idea at all”. So here you are, all in one gooey, crème-filled blog post – my reasons for doing… what it is I do.
My genre is generally termed speculative fiction, though perhaps a more literal term would be “obviously fiction”. These are the stories that take the world and twist it up like taffy until the colors, swirls and tastes of reality are transformed into something entirely new. Fantasy. Science Fiction. Horror. Steampunk. Post-Apocalyptic. Dystopia. These are all speculative fiction. To read spec-fic is to escape reality in a runaway boat. To write it is to add a rudder and try to steer.
My current series, “Guts and Glory”, is best described as post-apocalyptic dystopia, or Apocalypse-Punk. And yes, it is for kids.
Lately, apocalyptic visions have become extremely popular. The other day I saw some graffiti that perfectly sums up why I believe this is so. It read, “In a society that has destroyed all adventure, the only adventure left is to destroy that society”.
We are all looking for who we are in this world, and the vast majority of us are no longer finding a satisfying answer. The drone mentality of work-and-sleep-and-work-again is slowly killing our spirits. And so we fight back with our imaginations. “What if this stifling cubicle was torn to shreds? What if this highway was bombed to bits so that it could never again carry its mouse-maze of deadlocked traffic? What if this whitewashed world was suddenly painted in the colors of explosive rebellion? What if society was so ruined that I could finally do something that mattered?”
We all want to be the hero.
Two of the best-known pillars of dystopian literature are George Orwell’s “1984”, and Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World”. Though their totalitarian societies are very different in many ways, they have one major theme in common: nobody is allowed to be an individual. The stifling of individuality is the number-one most powerful weapon any supervillain could possibly wield, for it turns a society of free dreamers into a single lifeless machine which supports the power of the few. Take away someone’s very identity, and they have nothing left to fight for. A nobody has no hopes, dreams, or even family to care about. A nobody only does one thing – work for the one who controls him.
More and more, we as a society are feeling like nobodies. And we don’t like that.
In “Guts and Glory”, the only free citizens are the Kids. Though they are born nameless, without family or homes, they have created a society that honors the individual. They adopt each-other. They take care of each-other. But most importantly, they have names. Every Nil Kid carries her name with pride, because that name was not given, but earned. Nil Kids have names unique to them, like Papercut, Books, Roach and Turtle. These names define who they are and what they contribute to their society.
And every one of them contributes something that matters.
My stories are for kids -- my heroes are kids -- because this world won’t be fixed overnight. Who knows, perhaps it will take an apocalyptic calamity to set things back to zero. But when the sun finally rises over a new tomorrow, the ones to see it will be the children of today. And those children still believe they aren’t nobodies.
My job as a writer is to make sure that never changes.
Jessica Rising writes all kinds of crazy books for the discerning – and somewhat mad – young reader. You can check out her books at gutsandglorybooks.com or Facebook.com/GutsandGloryBooks
~Fallon Jones
Writing About the Apocalypse for the Next Generation
By Jessica Rising
How many times have you heard parents exclaim, “You know what I really want for my kids? Post-apocalyptic books. Where are they, anyway?” I know. All the time, right?
(Okay, so it’s more like, “why would I EVER want my children reading about the end of the world?” but I digress.)
I’ve had plenty of funny looks from people when I tell them I write post-apocalyptic fiction for kids. Dystopian also raises a few brows. I’ve heard all sorts of questions and doubts, from “that must be very difficult to keep child-friendly” to “I just don’t think that’s a good idea at all”. So here you are, all in one gooey, crème-filled blog post – my reasons for doing… what it is I do.
My genre is generally termed speculative fiction, though perhaps a more literal term would be “obviously fiction”. These are the stories that take the world and twist it up like taffy until the colors, swirls and tastes of reality are transformed into something entirely new. Fantasy. Science Fiction. Horror. Steampunk. Post-Apocalyptic. Dystopia. These are all speculative fiction. To read spec-fic is to escape reality in a runaway boat. To write it is to add a rudder and try to steer.
My current series, “Guts and Glory”, is best described as post-apocalyptic dystopia, or Apocalypse-Punk. And yes, it is for kids.
Lately, apocalyptic visions have become extremely popular. The other day I saw some graffiti that perfectly sums up why I believe this is so. It read, “In a society that has destroyed all adventure, the only adventure left is to destroy that society”.
We are all looking for who we are in this world, and the vast majority of us are no longer finding a satisfying answer. The drone mentality of work-and-sleep-and-work-again is slowly killing our spirits. And so we fight back with our imaginations. “What if this stifling cubicle was torn to shreds? What if this highway was bombed to bits so that it could never again carry its mouse-maze of deadlocked traffic? What if this whitewashed world was suddenly painted in the colors of explosive rebellion? What if society was so ruined that I could finally do something that mattered?”
We all want to be the hero.
Two of the best-known pillars of dystopian literature are George Orwell’s “1984”, and Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World”. Though their totalitarian societies are very different in many ways, they have one major theme in common: nobody is allowed to be an individual. The stifling of individuality is the number-one most powerful weapon any supervillain could possibly wield, for it turns a society of free dreamers into a single lifeless machine which supports the power of the few. Take away someone’s very identity, and they have nothing left to fight for. A nobody has no hopes, dreams, or even family to care about. A nobody only does one thing – work for the one who controls him.
More and more, we as a society are feeling like nobodies. And we don’t like that.
In “Guts and Glory”, the only free citizens are the Kids. Though they are born nameless, without family or homes, they have created a society that honors the individual. They adopt each-other. They take care of each-other. But most importantly, they have names. Every Nil Kid carries her name with pride, because that name was not given, but earned. Nil Kids have names unique to them, like Papercut, Books, Roach and Turtle. These names define who they are and what they contribute to their society.
And every one of them contributes something that matters.
My stories are for kids -- my heroes are kids -- because this world won’t be fixed overnight. Who knows, perhaps it will take an apocalyptic calamity to set things back to zero. But when the sun finally rises over a new tomorrow, the ones to see it will be the children of today. And those children still believe they aren’t nobodies.
My job as a writer is to make sure that never changes.
Jessica Rising writes all kinds of crazy books for the discerning – and somewhat mad – young reader. You can check out her books at gutsandglorybooks.com or Facebook.com/GutsandGloryBooks
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Update: Facebook Page
As of today, I have updated the Bite Me. facebook page to include not only the Serpents and Saints series containing Bite Me. and The Jaws of Life, but also The Lazarus Serum.
Click the link below to check out the new page!
Teen Writer Fallon Jones--Facebook Page
Click the link below to check out the new page!
Teen Writer Fallon Jones--Facebook Page
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
The Lazarus Serum--Release Info
The book market is changing. There's no denying it.
Along with these changes comes uncertainty in the future of publishing--especially for writers. There are plenty of different ways to publish a book now--self publishing, epublishing, ebooks, print paperbacks, expensive hardback editions. Most authors need to ask themselves what the best option is for their books.
I occasionally find myself uncertain as well.
When I first started writing Bite Me. I was twelve and didn't know anything about the industry. I just knew that I wanted to tell stories. At fourteen, my dream was to get my work picked up by Harper Collins so I could become the next L.J. Smith. At fifteen, I decided that self-publishing was my best bet because I could keep all the rights to my works and I would know that however my book sounded in final form, it was 100% mine. At eighteen, I decided I should try to get a literary agent--someone to help me promote and support my work. Someone who would love these characters and their lives as much as I did. While I did receive some very positive feedback from a few of these agents, I have yet to find the one for me.
The Lazarus Serum has been edited, formatted, and approved for Premium Distribution (the Kindle, Nook, & iPad market.) In other words, the book is available for release now.
But something inside me keeps warning me to hold off, just for a few more weeks, just in case the agents of my dreams is about to pick up the phone and fall in love with these stories the same way I have.
And so, I will continue to wait.
I am thrilled to show you all what is waiting, so I've found a compromise. Although I still find myself holding out for my literary knight in shining armor before I release the novel in its entirety, I can give you the first quarter of the book, absolutely free.
Click here to be linked to The Lazarus Serum's page on Smashwords. This will give you access to a variety of different ways to download the first 25% of the book.
The complete book will be released on October 1st.
I hope you're holding your breath the same way I am. Or not, since we'll probably all asphyxiate by the end of the month.
Happy reading,
Fallon Jones
Along with these changes comes uncertainty in the future of publishing--especially for writers. There are plenty of different ways to publish a book now--self publishing, epublishing, ebooks, print paperbacks, expensive hardback editions. Most authors need to ask themselves what the best option is for their books.
I occasionally find myself uncertain as well.
When I first started writing Bite Me. I was twelve and didn't know anything about the industry. I just knew that I wanted to tell stories. At fourteen, my dream was to get my work picked up by Harper Collins so I could become the next L.J. Smith. At fifteen, I decided that self-publishing was my best bet because I could keep all the rights to my works and I would know that however my book sounded in final form, it was 100% mine. At eighteen, I decided I should try to get a literary agent--someone to help me promote and support my work. Someone who would love these characters and their lives as much as I did. While I did receive some very positive feedback from a few of these agents, I have yet to find the one for me.
The Lazarus Serum has been edited, formatted, and approved for Premium Distribution (the Kindle, Nook, & iPad market.) In other words, the book is available for release now.
But something inside me keeps warning me to hold off, just for a few more weeks, just in case the agents of my dreams is about to pick up the phone and fall in love with these stories the same way I have.
And so, I will continue to wait.
I am thrilled to show you all what is waiting, so I've found a compromise. Although I still find myself holding out for my literary knight in shining armor before I release the novel in its entirety, I can give you the first quarter of the book, absolutely free.
Click here to be linked to The Lazarus Serum's page on Smashwords. This will give you access to a variety of different ways to download the first 25% of the book.
The complete book will be released on October 1st.
I hope you're holding your breath the same way I am. Or not, since we'll probably all asphyxiate by the end of the month.
Happy reading,
Fallon Jones
Saturday, August 17, 2013
Book signing at Hastings 8/30
Come visit me Friday, August 30th at Hastings on Wellesley for my last book signing in Washington this year. I will be signing and selling copies of Bite Me. and The Jaws of Life for fans from 4 PM to 8 PM.
Visit for a sneak peek of my newest novel, The Lazarus Serum, which will be released in its entirety two months from now.
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