Author Archives: J. D. Montague

2012 Writer’s Market Shillin’ It Up on Amazon

This post could also be titled, Why It’s Important to Check a Reviewer’s Profile Before Clicking the Buy Now Button. So, it’s that time of year again…the time for all the aspiring authors to go out and purchase their appropriate … Continue reading

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SFP: Night Princesses, Chapter 13

It’s about time I break out of my writing funk and reacquaint myself with The Night Princesses. Chapter 12 is done, but in sore need of some serious editing. However, the goal here is to keep moving forward. I can … Continue reading

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The Spoils of Bookbinding (or The Evolution of a Handmade Journal)

When I decided to bind my first book a few days ago, I wasn’t prepared for how much I’d immerse myself in the process. After the second book I decided I wanted to include a pocket to store found media … Continue reading

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SFP: Love, In Reverse (Novella) Chapter 2

Time to get back to writing… I’ve been procrastinating long enough and I haven’t posted up a Shitty First Paragraph in a while, so, now is as good a time as any. Since I’m finishing up the last few chapters … Continue reading

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Bungling My Way Through Bookbinding

If I’m going to be an author, I should probably learn how to bind a book, right? At least it seemed logical when I was purchasing At Home with Handmade Books by Erin Zamrzla, and the hemp cord, and awl, … Continue reading

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Writerly Thought 003

With all the books about writing lining my shelves, I should be a phenomenal author by now. I’m beginning to think mastery via osmosis is a myth.

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In Less Depressing News and Painterly Things

It’s been quiet around here—no reviews, no reading or writing updates, no artwork—for the past couple of weeks because I’ve been dealing with some personal issues that cropped up. But rather than let myself wallow in my festering pool of … Continue reading

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Abandoned

I was abandoned. Abandon, as defined by Dictionary.com, is “to leave completely and finally; forsake utterly; desert.” My father and I have an altered relationship. We don’t speak daily, or weekly, or even bi-weekly. Months can drift by without hearing … Continue reading

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