Behind the Revision of Jonathon Marcel’s Playing for Blood
My first draft of The Samogon Affair was over 156,000 words. After several revisions, it came in at around 106,000 words. My second novel, however, was a mere 56,000 words—too long for a novella, too short of a novel. This was discouraging because the purpose of writing this book was to launch DEA Agent Kelly […]
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From Pen to Print: Drafting Jonathon Marcel’s Debut Novel
It’s been several years since I first penned The Samogon Affair, a megaloscript of 156,000 words—a bit long for a gangland thriller. And like any first draft, it was shitty! But I’m getting ahead of myself. Let me start at the beginning. Coming up with a storyline Having worked as a paralegal with hundreds of […]
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2021 is Jonathon Marcel’s year to submit to publishers
It’s been a long time plotting, writing, and revising four novels and three novellas. My editor and I have suffered much of each other over so-called grammar rules, but we made it through and remain friends. When I started writing, I was overly confident everyone will enjoy my books and not be able to put […]
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