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Comics are Fun[ding]! :D
Hey, all! So glad you're now getting my posts! Whoo hoo! I'm working hard at a few things right now: 1) My Books. Of all my creative endeavors, I'm most proud of the Young Chesterton Chronicles , and The King's Gambit . I'm hoping & scoping for the VERY long shot of turning the first volume into a movie! Whoo hoo! St. Claire, patron of the Media , pray for me! [can't have too much help, eh?] 2) My comic book company. :) ...everyone has an ambition in life, something they wi
John McNichol
Oct 18, 20253 min read


Fun-Raising! ;)
[re-posted from Oct 14th] Hey all! Just checking to see if this blog is FINALLY working! Please like and/or comment a little if you receive this, would you? Yay! Emerald Production's first comic, ExtraOrdinary Heroes #1 has cracked the elusive 10% marker in our fundraiser! As Bruno & Boots said in Go Jump In The Pool by Gordon Korman [it's Canadian thing], "The First Ten Percent is the hardest! " Come by youtube and see the promo video , of go over to Fundmycomic.com an
John McNichol
Oct 15, 20251 min read


P-Con = AWESOME!
[this is a re-post from Sept 21st] Hey all! Had a great time at P-Con! ...this was the first [1st] time I'd ever come to a con to sell books , and you know what? I had a ball! :D...I had a bunch of great advice from author Sara Martin on how to set up a table for maximum effect. Included a picture here- whadja think? ...so grateful for Kortnee, one of the dedicated organizers, who let me jump on board even though I'd missed a bunch of deadlines doing my thing over the summe
John McNichol
Oct 15, 20252 min read


P-Con, and I Own an Emerald!
...[this post was originally made on Sept 14th, before I was able to get it out to my subscribers! ] Hey, all!"Why do you write?"An interviewer asked me that recently, after Where the Red Sands Fly had just come out. My answer? "Why do you breathe?" [smiles] I've been telling stories to myself since I can remember. Some of my happiest memories of the difficult portion of my childhood came from me walking to & from the apartment building I lived in with my mom at 99 Marlee Av
John McNichol
Oct 15, 20252 min read
Hey all....
Let me know if this blog post got through? Wix has been a little frustrating to go through... Thank you! J.Mc Nichol
John McNichol
Oct 14, 20251 min read


Fun-Raising! ;)
Hey all! Just checking to see if this blog is FINALLY working! Please like and/or comment a little if you receive this, would you? Yay! Emerald Production's first comic, ExtraOrdinary Heroes #1 had cracked the elusive 10% marker in our fundraiser! As Bruno & Boots said in Go Jump In The Pool by Gordon Korman [it's Canadian thing], "The First Ten Percent is the hardest! " Come by youtube and see the promo video , of go over to Fundmycomic.com and check out our fundraiser
John McNichol
Oct 14, 20251 min read


P-Con- Awesome!
Hey all! Had a great time at P-Con! ...this was the first [1st] time I'd ever come to a con to sell books , and you know what? I had a ball! :D ...I had a bunch of great advice from author Sara Martin on how to set up a table for maximum effect. Included a picture here- whadja think? ...so grateful for Kortnee, one of the dedicated organizers, who let me jump on board even though I'd missed a bunch of deadlines doing my thing over the summer as a cordially and well-served
John McNichol
Sep 21, 20252 min read


Why I Write, + I Own an Emerald!
Hey, all! "Why do you write?" An interviewer asked me that recently, after Where the Red Sands Fly had just come out. My answer? "Why do...
John McNichol
Sep 14, 20252 min read


P-Con and Emerald...
Hey, all! [I'm re-posting a few of my past posts, since it's only recently I've gotten this blog working right! :)] [ this post was originally made on Sept. 7th] Neat stuff happening: 1) Looks like I'll be selling books for the 1st time at a con! Yep, I will be at P-Con in Irving, Texas, on the Weekend of Sept 19-21 with a table and copies of all three books in the Young Chesterton Chronicles series, and The King's Gambit too! :D 2) I'm going to be starting a fundraiser
John McNichol
Sep 7, 20252 min read
First Blog Here....
Hi all! Well, this is my third blog; the first one was at youngchestertonchronicles.com , and the next was at https://youngchestertonchro...
John McNichol
Aug 16, 20251 min read
Blog Posts Coming Soon
Stay tuned!
John McNichol
Jul 15, 20251 min read
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