MARK LANDON JARVIS Brave Tomorrows, Together YESTERDAY was my two week's notice. That is, yesterday I was to hit send on my (sometimes) fortnightly newsletter. Friends tell me to set an alarm in my calendar. (That would require me to remember something else to do!) My wife tells me to pull my head out of....the sand. Anyway, here's the latest installment. AUDIO BOOKS There's no reason you should know/care about this particularly, since you're likely a consumer and not a producer of audio...
4 months ago • 4 min read
Author newsletters need to be more honest. Writing's difficult and lonely. It's worth it when you read this newsletter. (I need a graphic artist!) This is the second Thursday in January '25 and a long while since my last newsletter was issued. I welcome myself back. I welcome you back. You'll want to read this one, click something. It'll make me feel good and you'll gain something for yourself along the way. [Gads, 50 words spent already!] I don't wrestle with many demons in my newsletter. I...
about 1 year ago • 2 min read
It’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then. –Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland An unconventional issue. I usually aim for brevity. At least I've kept it under 1000 words for the last several months, but since I'm late with this issue anyway, I'm going to just let it fly. Profanity I wrote a blog post about cursing, and it's gotten more buzz than most of what I write, so I here steer you to it, especially the 100's of you who are not aware of the website. In...
over 1 year ago • 9 min read
TREASURE TROVE Mark Landon Jarvis Hello Reader! As my readership, you merit more. In these fortnightly missives, I need to provide added-value. I need to give you something to benefit from. Doubling down on that today. Potent Quote: Singer and songwriter Kim Gordon on the power of going for it: "People pay to see others believe in themselves." Source: The Guardian Related to that, I've spent four years stepping up, stepping out, "risking face" and spending endless hours trying to believe in...
over 1 year ago • 3 min read
Hi Reader, Pretend it's still Thursday, September 12th, and this is not even late! You can have access to my latest short story just by clicking the link below. You deserve all I have to offer. I am so grateful to have you aboard. What's new? In consultation with some pretty smart people (Rebecca, Lora) I've decided to share my backlog of short stories with everyone--on my website. Maybe you missed a few over the last few months. Maybe you're new to us. Maybe it's a bummer trying to access...
over 1 year ago • 2 min read
Hello Reader, Don't miss the free short story embedded below. I'm giving away the milk, the cow, the whole shebang! Stories, novels, entertainment and advice. All yours for just cracking open this email... Success! Local Author Day By any measure, my first tabling event was a success. First of all, I followed through and did it! This may not seem worthy of measure to some readers, but for me, it matters. Second, I had a crack team of helpers including my wife and daughter. My wife ran the...
over 1 year ago • 4 min read
In remembrance of Toby Keith, I ask you: How do you like me now? The newsletter of aspiring author Mark Landon Jarvis has taken on a new direction. It's a new sensation. Right now. (How many allusions to song can I muster in one newsletter?) If this newsletter's no longer your favorite read.... we're still friends, even if you Unsubscribe And now, the new features... Something helpful: Otter, my favorite app, allows me to capture audio of my ideas AND exports a text file of it, too. The free...
about 2 years ago • 2 min read
View on the Web BOOKS CONTACT BLOG New Look for a New Year - The ultimate vanity, a newsletter with a picture of me. Well, no sense hiding anymore, for I spill it all in the novels I publish. This outer hull is nothing compared to what you read of me! The Author and the Alpha reader, July 6, 2023 Progress Bar - Well, the progress bar would simply be a period since the last issue. Okay, that's not true. (True friends, you know who you are, please continue to deride me for being disingenuous.)...
about 2 years ago • 1 min read
View on the Web BOOKS CONTACT BLOG New Look for a New Year - Thanks for recent feedback on the newsletter format. I'm ramping up exactly what you called for. You'll read it here on a regular basis. Progress Bar - not a libation station for the left-leaning (groan) but a visual, ongoing word count tally toward my next publication. When there are no words to count, expect updates on edits and writer's insiders. You wanted it, and it keeps me accountable, too. Photo by Volodymyr Hryshchenko on...
about 2 years ago • 1 min read