Jonathan Wood
@jonathanwood.bsky.social
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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Morning! Why not kick off your week with the audio one man performing a deeply meta play that clearly requires two people? Unrelated, but how does marketing my own writing work again? jonathanwood.substack.com/p/somethings...
November 17, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Morning! Why not kick off your week with the audio one man performing a deeply meta play that clearly requires two people? Unrelated, but how does marketing my own writing work again? jonathanwood.substack.com/p/somethings...
Morning! I've got more free Friday fiction up. This week a deeply meta one-scene play. Because... why not? Enjoy???
jonathanwood.substack.com/p/somethings...
jonathanwood.substack.com/p/somethings...
November 14, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Morning! I've got more free Friday fiction up. This week a deeply meta one-scene play. Because... why not? Enjoy???
jonathanwood.substack.com/p/somethings...
jonathanwood.substack.com/p/somethings...
Morning. What's that? You were just thinking that you could really do with a bunch of paragraphs about paragraphs? Well that's a weird coincidence... jonathanwood.substack.com/p/when-do-i-...
November 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Morning. What's that? You were just thinking that you could really do with a bunch of paragraphs about paragraphs? Well that's a weird coincidence... jonathanwood.substack.com/p/when-do-i-...
I've got a little Monday-funny up today. Six minutes of me making an idiot of myself with a microphone in the form of a fantasy story about dragons. Enjoy! jonathanwood.substack.com/p/overplunde...
November 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I've got a little Monday-funny up today. Six minutes of me making an idiot of myself with a microphone in the form of a fantasy story about dragons. Enjoy! jonathanwood.substack.com/p/overplunde...
Morning! It's Friday again, and so I have committed fiction again. This week: dragons and greed-fueled disaster (incidentally based on the original concept for my Dragon Lords triology). Enjoy!
jonathanwood.substack.com/p/overplunder
jonathanwood.substack.com/p/overplunder
November 7, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Morning! It's Friday again, and so I have committed fiction again. This week: dragons and greed-fueled disaster (incidentally based on the original concept for my Dragon Lords triology). Enjoy!
jonathanwood.substack.com/p/overplunder
jonathanwood.substack.com/p/overplunder
Morning! "Something's a Little Off" has officially turned two! That means I've posted 1 story a week for 2 years now. So that's 104 stories available for free. Links to a few of my favorites from the past year can be found at the far end of the link below.
jonathanwood.substack.com/p/the-terrib...
jonathanwood.substack.com/p/the-terrib...
November 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Morning! "Something's a Little Off" has officially turned two! That means I've posted 1 story a week for 2 years now. So that's 104 stories available for free. Links to a few of my favorites from the past year can be found at the far end of the link below.
jonathanwood.substack.com/p/the-terrib...
jonathanwood.substack.com/p/the-terrib...
Morning! Missing Halloween already? Let the spooky season linger with today's story. jonathanwood.substack.com/p/trick-or-t...
November 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Morning! Missing Halloween already? Let the spooky season linger with today's story. jonathanwood.substack.com/p/trick-or-t...
Oh look, Halloween falls on Friday. Probably a good day to post a themed story then, isn't it? Well, I thought so. Today: a haunted house, some fun phobias, and candy! jonathanwood.substack.com/p/trick-or-t...
October 31, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Oh look, Halloween falls on Friday. Probably a good day to post a themed story then, isn't it? Well, I thought so. Today: a haunted house, some fun phobias, and candy! jonathanwood.substack.com/p/trick-or-t...
Morning. Today: a couple of thoughts about fantastic fiction, the awe it inspires, and the role of wonder in our lives. jonathanwood.substack.com/p/sensawunda
October 29, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Morning. Today: a couple of thoughts about fantastic fiction, the awe it inspires, and the role of wonder in our lives. jonathanwood.substack.com/p/sensawunda
Another Monday, another bit of audio. Got 6 minutes and need some existential pondering about maps, and wonder, and the benefits of unknown spaces in the world? Well, that's a remarkable coincidence, because I have a story about exactly those things. Enjoy! jonathanwood.substack.com/p/destinatio...
October 27, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Another Monday, another bit of audio. Got 6 minutes and need some existential pondering about maps, and wonder, and the benefits of unknown spaces in the world? Well, that's a remarkable coincidence, because I have a story about exactly those things. Enjoy! jonathanwood.substack.com/p/destinatio...
Morning. It's Friday and I have more free fiction for you. This week: map-making, tall tales, and a hatred of facts. Enjoy! jonathanwood.substack.com/p/destinatio...
October 24, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Morning. It's Friday and I have more free fiction for you. This week: map-making, tall tales, and a hatred of facts. Enjoy! jonathanwood.substack.com/p/destinatio...
Morning! Today, I've got a post up with a few thoughts about that old chestnut: art vs craft. One I left out: it's a popular topic because it almost rhymes! jonathanwood.substack.com/p/gollum-mode
October 22, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Morning! Today, I've got a post up with a few thoughts about that old chestnut: art vs craft. One I left out: it's a popular topic because it almost rhymes! jonathanwood.substack.com/p/gollum-mode
Morning! Today I posted some H.P. Lampooncraft. Enjoy!
jonathanwood.substack.com/p/notes-sent...
jonathanwood.substack.com/p/notes-sent...
October 20, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Morning! Today I posted some H.P. Lampooncraft. Enjoy!
jonathanwood.substack.com/p/notes-sent...
jonathanwood.substack.com/p/notes-sent...
Morning. I probably had slightly too much fun writing today's flash story. A little horror-comedy epistolary thing. Hope y'all enjoy! jonathanwood.substack.com/p/notes-sent...
October 17, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Morning. I probably had slightly too much fun writing today's flash story. A little horror-comedy epistolary thing. Hope y'all enjoy! jonathanwood.substack.com/p/notes-sent...
Morning. Today, I posted some thoughts on horror fiction, and some recent insights into how it operates. There, now you know what I posted today. Lucky you? jonathanwood.substack.com/p/the-horror...
October 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Morning. Today, I posted some thoughts on horror fiction, and some recent insights into how it operates. There, now you know what I posted today. Lucky you? jonathanwood.substack.com/p/the-horror...
Morning. It's Monday so I've got a new bit of audio up. A little horror experiment where I got curious about what would happen if the horror element truly couldn't be put into words. Enjoy! jonathanwood.substack.com/p/indescriba...
October 13, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Morning. It's Monday so I've got a new bit of audio up. A little horror experiment where I got curious about what would happen if the horror element truly couldn't be put into words. Enjoy! jonathanwood.substack.com/p/indescriba...
Another Friday, another free story. This week, I was curious what would happen if a tale's horrors were as indescribable as Lovecraft used to say they were before he described them in loving detail...
jonathanwood.substack.com/p/indescriba...
jonathanwood.substack.com/p/indescriba...
October 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Another Friday, another free story. This week, I was curious what would happen if a tale's horrors were as indescribable as Lovecraft used to say they were before he described them in loving detail...
jonathanwood.substack.com/p/indescriba...
jonathanwood.substack.com/p/indescriba...
Morning. I have been asked a handful of times over the years about how traditional publishing works, so I decided to put everything I know into one (hopefully) handy article. Hope some folk get use out of it!
jonathanwood.substack.com/p/how-gettin...
jonathanwood.substack.com/p/how-gettin...
October 8, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Morning. I have been asked a handful of times over the years about how traditional publishing works, so I decided to put everything I know into one (hopefully) handy article. Hope some folk get use out of it!
jonathanwood.substack.com/p/how-gettin...
jonathanwood.substack.com/p/how-gettin...
Hello, hello. It's another Friday, so there's another story up. Or... perhaps a self-indulgent creative writing exercise that I'm trying to pass off as a story. You decide! Enjoy? Maybe? jonathanwood.substack.com/p/29-sunrises
October 3, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Hello, hello. It's another Friday, so there's another story up. Or... perhaps a self-indulgent creative writing exercise that I'm trying to pass off as a story. You decide! Enjoy? Maybe? jonathanwood.substack.com/p/29-sunrises
Morning! Today I flung some words at the wall, and some thoughts about descriptive writing, and using language in odd ways emerged. Enjoy! jonathanwood.substack.com/p/were-in-th...
October 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Morning! Today I flung some words at the wall, and some thoughts about descriptive writing, and using language in odd ways emerged. Enjoy! jonathanwood.substack.com/p/were-in-th...
Morning! It being Wednesday, today I threw up some thoughts on writing and productivity. Enjoy! open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...
September 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Morning! It being Wednesday, today I threw up some thoughts on writing and productivity. Enjoy! open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...
Morning! It's Monday! Start things right by listening to a silly story based on a silly typo. Go on. Do it. jonathanwood.substack.com/p/the-cod-wa...
September 22, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Morning! It's Monday! Start things right by listening to a silly story based on a silly typo. Go on. Do it. jonathanwood.substack.com/p/the-cod-wa...
Morning. I misread the words "The Cold War" this week. The result: this incredibly silly story. jonathanwood.substack.com/p/the-cod-war
September 19, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Morning. I misread the words "The Cold War" this week. The result: this incredibly silly story. jonathanwood.substack.com/p/the-cod-war
Morning. Today, I put up some thoughts about that old chestnut "write what you know" and why I largely disagree with it. Because I'm ornery on Wednesdays, that's why. jonathanwood.substack.com/p/advice-abo...
September 17, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Morning. Today, I put up some thoughts about that old chestnut "write what you know" and why I largely disagree with it. Because I'm ornery on Wednesdays, that's why. jonathanwood.substack.com/p/advice-abo...
It's Monday, so I've got some fresh audio up. Trapped princesses, towers, and incipient madness. All you need to kick off your week. Enjoy! jonathanwood.substack.com/p/a-fantasy-...
September 15, 2025 at 1:53 PM
It's Monday, so I've got some fresh audio up. Trapped princesses, towers, and incipient madness. All you need to kick off your week. Enjoy! jonathanwood.substack.com/p/a-fantasy-...