That’s right, 2 years have come and gone since my last update, but I return this month to let everyone know that Gorp the Goblin finally has his own line of merchandise. I myself got one of the t-shirts shown above. Each of the books has its own t-shirt that covers the entire trilogy. There are also more than…
Author: Jon Ray
Characters of Agrobathe
This week, I started a new short story for the 1st Anthology Volume of “Tales of Agrobathe” series. While prepping to write the story, I realized I have not been keen on all my characters nor do I have an easier way of creating new characters for my story. This led me to looking up a few quick commands and…
Agrobathe Interactive Map
I was in a Facebook group recently for worldbuilders and came across a question posted to from one of its members. They were looking for software that tied their maps together in some form or other. I thought about it and then, having previous experience in HTML scripting, suggested using an Image Map. Which basically allows you to map out…
Back from my Gamer’s Slumber
I was fairly active right before the Covid-19 outbreak swept the planet. I’ve also been mostly in isolation during this time. The stress of it all however killed my writing effort. To the point where not only did I not want to write anymore, I also neglected my business as a whole. Instead of getting a massive word count, which…
LJR Publishing launches on YouTube
A new channel has been launched on YouTube for LJR Publishing. At the moment, there are just the book trailers for the Gorp the Goblin series. The channel needs new subscribers as it’s just getting started and there are plans to have more content added this year. First up, will be book reviews for Fantasy & Sci-Fi books and media.…
Ending 2019 with Two More Book Trailers
As 2019 draws to a close and I sit in a flat in Balmain overlooking the Sydney harbor in Australia, I’m happy to report that I was able to get the whole Gorp the Goblin trilogy book trailers completed. Having a video for marketing purposes is a valuable asset for a publisher/author. I’m looking forward to 2020 and hope to…
Gorp: Goblin Janitor has a Book Trailer
It is with great excitement that I’m happy to announce LJR Publishing has its first Book Trailer. They are much like movie trailers, but instead promote novels. This one is for the first book in the Gorp the Goblin trilogy, “Gorp: Goblin Janitor”. I plan to eventually have multiple book trailers for all of my books. There is also a…
NaNoWriMo 2019 and New Sci-Fi Series
NaNoWriMo 2019 has come and gone and with it, I am happy to relay as the image above signifies, that I have won my 4th NaNoWriMo, this also being my 4th attempt to do NaNoWriMo. With this year’s event, I decided to kick-off a new series and not just a new series a Science Fiction series, which opens up my…
St. Ives Medieval Faire 2019
Location: St. Ives Medieval Faire – St. Ives, NSW, Australia This was my 2nd time at St. Ives Medieval Faire as a vendor and this time last year, it was my first time to be a vendor at a Medieval Faire. This event did not disappoint and my fanbase has grown larger. This event is tied with Winterfest as one of…
Winterfest 2019
Another weekend and another event at my bookstall. This time was Winterfest 2019 in Hawkesbury, NSW outside of Sydney, Australia. This was also my first time to have all my new banners and signs. From the results and number of people I saw make a beeline for my stall, I know they worked well. As you can see from the…