Jonfotainment!
Jonfiction: Schedule + Progress Update - 2026 05 01
In a previous note/post, I mentioned how I wasn’t sure if I could make the mashup of my name and “infotainment” work. Well, I’m not sure how much successful it is but I’m using it regardless. This blog entry is meant to be fun to read but mostly informative, detailing what’s to come in the May Newsletter along with other happenings.
Monday - May 4th, which is coincidentally a nerdly holiday - my Newsletter will be emailed to subscribers. In it, readers will have early access to the new and updated titles and synopses of the four short stories which will be featured in my upcoming prequel anthology release, Eric Icarus: Mythos.
As announced in the last Jonfiction Blog: “…my four-part prequel anthology manuscript(s) project is complete. There will be a round of edits and then formatting duties, but this companion piece to my other novels is close to being released.
I am currently working on interior art for the ‘covers’ of the individual stories of this collection. I am pumped about being this much closer to finally putting this set of stories out into the wild.”
To further recap the last Friday blog in reference to Shorts/Reels: “I’m recording a bunch in advance so there will be a dip in my output, but I’d rather have a temporary lull than a scattered non-schedule.”
Batching and prerecording videos well in advance is frustrating but it is ultimately better than a sporadic release of videos. Social media is a weird thing - despite no one saying anything, potentially not caring or presumably not even noticing, I can still feel bad about not posting. Sure, I enjoy the immediate reward of engagement but it’s also something I said I’d do, and, frankly, I’d like to stick to that.
This blog, Jonfiction, will continue to be released on Fridays on Substack and Tumblr. Why Tumblr? A Tumblr user asked me to and that was enough to get me to post on there as well.
While Jonfiction is the blog about writing, the Monday blog is where I have a bit more irreverent, eccentric, and weird fun. Based on historical data, the Top Three lists perform the best. The numbers aren’t breaking the Internet or anything, but comparatively, they do better than any other experimental exploration I’ve produced. Since I’m sticking with the Top Three lists for the time being, it may make more sense to rename the Monday blog (again) to something besides just my name. I’ve considered this in the past and decided it’s less confusing if I simply refer to it as the Jon McBrine blog. It’s not like the Top Three list thing is permanent anyway - it’s just what I like writing the most. At least for now.
If you haven’t already, join my Newsletter to get those exclusive sweet deets.
Jonfiction will be released on Fridays and will be a recap of my word counts, themes explored, challenges, triumphs, studies on techniques, and generally my present status in the crazy realm of being an author.
The main blog will continue to be released on Mondays and will still cover hot topics to niche experimental explorations, as well as being a totally unserious slice of nerdery.
As subscribers to the Jon McBrine Newsletter, you will receive Blog updates as well as info on new works.
Note: Substack subscribers have been added to the Newsletter subscription. If you do not wish to receive Newsletter updates, you can unsubscribe or contact me directly and I will remove you. Thank you.
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