On Storytelling
Van JensenSharing the lessons I've learned about storytelling and writing from my career as a novelist, screenwriter, graphic novelist and journalist.
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Done Beats Perfect
A week or so ago, a box showed up at my door. I’d been waiting excitedly, so rushed out, grabbed it, hoisted it inside, cut it open, and reached inside.
There was no suspense. I knew I would find finished copies of the hardcover of GODFALL...
Exclusive: Signed Godfall Hardcover + Art Print
I’ve been meaning to write another post for a while now. Something about embracing selling out, explaining why as an artist you ultimately need to embrace the commerce side of the equation if you want to put your work in front of people.
B...
GODFALL cover revealed
And here we go. A fancy new cover for the fancy new hardcover edition of Godfall, coming early next year from Grand Central Publishing. You all get to see it first, so feast your eyes!
And, yes, that is in fact a blurb from none other than...
'Godfall' Hardcover New Edition Coming 2026
As I teased last time around, my debut novel GODFALL is moving to a new publishing home. I can now share where that is…
Publishers Weekly broke the news earlier today that Godfall will be coming out in hardcover from Grand Central (an impr...
From Good to Great
It is the early 1990s. All is dark, except for the car’s illuminated control panel and the swath of road directly in front of us. My dad drives. My mom and sisters sleep. I sit in the back seat, silently watching roadside reflectors flare,...
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Author of Godfall novel series, in development for TV at Amazon. Writer of graphic novels and comic books. Screenwriter. Former newspaper crime reporter. Native Nebraskan.
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