John G. Hartness
@johnhartness.bsky.social
Writer, publisher, editor, Magic nerd, comic geek. I run Falstaff Books, an independent genre press in North Carolina. www.falstaffbooks.com
This week I gave myself the week off editing to write. I've managed ten chapters and close to 4K per day on average. Next week I'm back to editing, but hope I can at least keep up half that pace. If so, I might finish this next Harker novel this spring.
March 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
This week I gave myself the week off editing to write. I've managed ten chapters and close to 4K per day on average. Next week I'm back to editing, but hope I can at least keep up half that pace. If so, I might finish this next Harker novel this spring.
Come see me talk about mushrooms! Not that I've done mushrooms. Because drugs are bad, m'kay? But come see me talk about shrooms!
Book Event Announcement! On March 29, 4-6 pm, join us at Troubadour Booksellers in Charlotte, NC, for some spore-spreading shenanigans. No shiitake. Amanita to join @johnhartness.bsky.social, @nicolegkurtz.bsky.social, @samanthabwriter.bsky.social & @trashpandacouture.bsky.social! See you there. 🍄
March 21, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Come see me talk about mushrooms! Not that I've done mushrooms. Because drugs are bad, m'kay? But come see me talk about shrooms!
Happy Book Birthday to C.L. McCollum! Her first novel, 13 County Road 666 releases today - a disaster bisexual woman managing a trailer park full of cryptids solving a mystery?!?
Fans of Bubba the Monster Hunter will LOVE this book. I definitely do!
falstaffbooks.myshopify.com/products/13-...
Fans of Bubba the Monster Hunter will LOVE this book. I definitely do!
falstaffbooks.myshopify.com/products/13-...
13 County Road 666 ebook
Note - This is a preorder ebook. This title will release on March 6, 2025 and ebooks will deliver then. It’s the full moon again, and that means Melanie Smithson’s job just got a lot harder. She’s go...
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March 6, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Happy Book Birthday to C.L. McCollum! Her first novel, 13 County Road 666 releases today - a disaster bisexual woman managing a trailer park full of cryptids solving a mystery?!?
Fans of Bubba the Monster Hunter will LOVE this book. I definitely do!
falstaffbooks.myshopify.com/products/13-...
Fans of Bubba the Monster Hunter will LOVE this book. I definitely do!
falstaffbooks.myshopify.com/products/13-...
Coming Soon...
Bubba Season 6 - Old, New Borrowed, & Blue!
Ebook Preorders live now from our direct site - falstaffbooks.myshopify.com/products/old...
Preorders available everywhere and in all formats soon.
Bubba Season 6 - Old, New Borrowed, & Blue!
Ebook Preorders live now from our direct site - falstaffbooks.myshopify.com/products/old...
Preorders available everywhere and in all formats soon.
Old, New, Borrowed, & Blue ebook
This is a preorder item. This book will release on 5/13 and will deliver to you on that date. It's finally time for Bubba the Monster Hunter to face his most terrifying challenge yet - marriage! That...
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March 4, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Coming Soon...
Bubba Season 6 - Old, New Borrowed, & Blue!
Ebook Preorders live now from our direct site - falstaffbooks.myshopify.com/products/old...
Preorders available everywhere and in all formats soon.
Bubba Season 6 - Old, New Borrowed, & Blue!
Ebook Preorders live now from our direct site - falstaffbooks.myshopify.com/products/old...
Preorders available everywhere and in all formats soon.
Reminder that I am available for developmental edits. I have openings in March, April, and June. My standard rate is 1.5 cents per word, but that is negotiable for presses or experienced, multi-published authors. Feel free to hit me up if interested.
March 3, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Reminder that I am available for developmental edits. I have openings in March, April, and June. My standard rate is 1.5 cents per word, but that is negotiable for presses or experienced, multi-published authors. Feel free to hit me up if interested.
My favorite TV cop is Ice-T.
March 3, 2025 at 11:51 PM
My favorite TV cop is Ice-T.
Need more of this. Make them run, make them afraid for their jobs, then take their jobs.
NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
March 2, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Need more of this. Make them run, make them afraid for their jobs, then take their jobs.
Why didn't y'all tell me Ice-T and Body Count covered "Comfortably Numb" with David Gilmour on guitar?!?
March 2, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Why didn't y'all tell me Ice-T and Body Count covered "Comfortably Numb" with David Gilmour on guitar?!?
This whole Trump/Zelensky Oval Office BS reminds me of a time I was called into a meeting with an electrical contractor to negotiate work on a project. Except I wasn't. I was called in there because the contractor waspissed off at me and wanted to yell at me face to face.
March 1, 2025 at 5:56 AM
This whole Trump/Zelensky Oval Office BS reminds me of a time I was called into a meeting with an electrical contractor to negotiate work on a project. Except I wasn't. I was called in there because the contractor waspissed off at me and wanted to yell at me face to face.
I have editorial openings for March and April. Hit me up if you need a book polished. Rates are 1.5 cents per word for developmental/line editing. Negotiable for experienced authors.
February 28, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I have editorial openings for March and April. Hit me up if you need a book polished. Rates are 1.5 cents per word for developmental/line editing. Negotiable for experienced authors.
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Interested in @natania.bsky.social's interpretation of Arthurian myth in her QUEENS OF FATE series?
You're in luck! Explore Carelon & Avillion, as it stood at the beginning of Book 1, in our family tree...
QUEEN OF NONE geni.us/queenofnone
QUEEN OF FURY geni.us/Queenoffury
You're in luck! Explore Carelon & Avillion, as it stood at the beginning of Book 1, in our family tree...
QUEEN OF NONE geni.us/queenofnone
QUEEN OF FURY geni.us/Queenoffury
February 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Interested in @natania.bsky.social's interpretation of Arthurian myth in her QUEENS OF FATE series?
You're in luck! Explore Carelon & Avillion, as it stood at the beginning of Book 1, in our family tree...
QUEEN OF NONE geni.us/queenofnone
QUEEN OF FURY geni.us/Queenoffury
You're in luck! Explore Carelon & Avillion, as it stood at the beginning of Book 1, in our family tree...
QUEEN OF NONE geni.us/queenofnone
QUEEN OF FURY geni.us/Queenoffury
In case you're looking for a non-Amazon place to buy ebooks, especially today, we just added a whole bunch of ebooks to our Shopify store, so you can support artists and a small business by going here - falstaffbooks.myshopify.com
Falstaff Books Online Bookstore
Falstaff Books Online Bookstore
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February 28, 2025 at 1:52 PM
In case you're looking for a non-Amazon place to buy ebooks, especially today, we just added a whole bunch of ebooks to our Shopify store, so you can support artists and a small business by going here - falstaffbooks.myshopify.com
I'm back! It's been a hell of a year so far with two cataract surgeries and a "minor procedure" to correct some afib that they found during the second eyeball poking. It's always minor when it happens to somebody else, right?!?
I'm recovering well and back to my normal shitposting and cat worship.
I'm recovering well and back to my normal shitposting and cat worship.
February 26, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I'm back! It's been a hell of a year so far with two cataract surgeries and a "minor procedure" to correct some afib that they found during the second eyeball poking. It's always minor when it happens to somebody else, right?!?
I'm recovering well and back to my normal shitposting and cat worship.
I'm recovering well and back to my normal shitposting and cat worship.
Logan Paul doesn’t have good heat. He has “go away” heat. Dom has good heat. We love to hate Dom. We just hate Logan Paul.
February 2, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Logan Paul doesn’t have good heat. He has “go away” heat. Dom has good heat. We love to hate Dom. We just hate Logan Paul.
I’ve been saying his name for days. I believe. #joehendry #royalrumble
February 2, 2025 at 2:36 AM
I’ve been saying his name for days. I believe. #joehendry #royalrumble
Penta and Rey to start? If yall never watched Lucha Underground, you bout to SEE some shit. #royalrumble
February 2, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Penta and Rey to start? If yall never watched Lucha Underground, you bout to SEE some shit. #royalrumble
Quote of the day -
"I will de-Nazify shit. But I won't re-Nazify shit."
Be like this redneck hero.
"I will de-Nazify shit. But I won't re-Nazify shit."
Be like this redneck hero.
a true king in Texas 👑👑👑
This is awesome. From a custom knife forging shop in Edom, Texas.
January 31, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Quote of the day -
"I will de-Nazify shit. But I won't re-Nazify shit."
Be like this redneck hero.
"I will de-Nazify shit. But I won't re-Nazify shit."
Be like this redneck hero.
We publish some really fucking good books. I just finished reading one - a badass heist novel that morphs into a space opera into a milSF book back into a heist novel with a spicy af sex scene in there, too. The Starlight Contingency by Kyoko M. is a kickass book!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DL3RL7CN
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DL3RL7CN
The Starlight Contingency
The Starlight Contingency - Kindle edition by M., Kyoko. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Starlight Contingency.
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January 31, 2025 at 1:25 AM
We publish some really fucking good books. I just finished reading one - a badass heist novel that morphs into a space opera into a milSF book back into a heist novel with a spicy af sex scene in there, too. The Starlight Contingency by Kyoko M. is a kickass book!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DL3RL7CN
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DL3RL7CN
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Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
January 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Had an interesting meeting and then an interesting phone call regarding film rights and adaptations today. Don't know if anything will come of either convo, but it's nice to feel like there's interest in my work by other people. :)
January 29, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Had an interesting meeting and then an interesting phone call regarding film rights and adaptations today. Don't know if anything will come of either convo, but it's nice to feel like there's interest in my work by other people. :)
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Trans people deserve better than this. They deserve dignity, autonomy, and the same freedom as anyone else to be who they are. We as a culture have failed them, and until Trans folks are free to make their own choices, none of us are.
January 29, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Trans people deserve better than this. They deserve dignity, autonomy, and the same freedom as anyone else to be who they are. We as a culture have failed them, and until Trans folks are free to make their own choices, none of us are.
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Today’s show was my last at CNN. My closing message: It’s never a good time to bow down to a tyrant… don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to fear. Hold on to the truth… and hope.
January 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Today’s show was my last at CNN. My closing message: It’s never a good time to bow down to a tyrant… don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to fear. Hold on to the truth… and hope.
The Power of Small Acts: Gandalf's Wisdom - Why the halfling ?
YouTube video by Get Inspired
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January 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
If you're anywhere driving distance of Charlotte, NC, come out next weekend and see me and the rest of the Falstaff Misfits at the Heroes Aren't Hard to Find MiniCon at the Grady Cole Center! Tickets are only $5, and they have special giveaways to offset parking!
www.heroesonline.com/CLT-Mini-Con/
www.heroesonline.com/CLT-Mini-Con/
HEROESONLINE :: Charlotte Mini-Con
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January 25, 2025 at 10:53 PM
If you're anywhere driving distance of Charlotte, NC, come out next weekend and see me and the rest of the Falstaff Misfits at the Heroes Aren't Hard to Find MiniCon at the Grady Cole Center! Tickets are only $5, and they have special giveaways to offset parking!
www.heroesonline.com/CLT-Mini-Con/
www.heroesonline.com/CLT-Mini-Con/