Your Privacy, My Policy - Privacy Policy Explained

Hello everyone, 

I just want to update everyone on a few changes around the website and upcoming projects. On the website, I made one significant change: Outlining the privacy policy.

To avoid any long-winded, technical talk about privacy laws, I'll keep it simple: Your privacy is important and your information you provide me is NOT sold. 

The information you provide me is limited to what you find on the email/newsletter form: Name and email. I kept it pretty simple. However, there is some information I do receive from you when you come onto my website. 

I do receive some location information, IP address, and devices a visitor uses on this site through analytics provided by Squarespace and/or Google Analytics. The information I receive doesn't mean I know where you live and who you are. I don't have government access to spy systems and listening devices. 

The only information I receive is the information you freely give me. With this great responsibility, I do my best to protect the information you provide. I don't sell it to third-parties for financial gain or marketing improvements. I use the information to provide better service to you.

That being said, a third-party may get access to your information when you use their platforms, systems, or plugins. For example, if you bought a book on Amazon via PayPal from my book link. Amazon and PayPal would have your information in that situation.

To know what they take and learn more about Squarespace's cookie policy on your device(s), please review my privacy policy under third party or Squarespace's privacy policy.

Now with the boring stuff out of the way, upcoming projects! I wish I could say I have a lot of projects, but I don't...at least not finished anyway. I did finish a screenplay that I submitted to a contest (fingers crossed it does well) and I've been working on a few short stories. My goal is, by summer's end, to have one story done. 

I know, not much of an update, but it's all I got.

There will be another blog post this week and I will outline a few of the projects in more detail.

Also, if you haven't had time yet, check out Solo: A Star Wars Story. It's way better than people think! 

-J.J. 

2018 - New Possibilities & YOU!

I know its nearly a month into the New Year, so I apologize for the lack of blogging. 2018 has been pretty busy already and it holds a lot of possibilities. Writing new stories, experimenting with mediums, just trying new things. 

I'll admit, I have been inconsistent. Late posts...like really late posts. Some uninteresting. Oh, and don't get me started on my pathetic attempt at National Novel Writing Month. It has been disappointing, trying to put fingers on the keys and words on the blank screen. 

However, with every New Year, comes new possibilities. My goal is simple: Consistency. I know I will have difficulty keeping up with every news article and event surrounding the wonderful world of comic books and pop culture in general. The train's always moving, never stopping, and becoming more and more saturated. So, my goal is to be consistent. A blog post a month is the main goal. I want it to focus on either writing or comic books/pop culture. Long as it stays in that realm. I have quite diverse tastes. One second I want to write about spaceships blowing up bigger spaceships ran by androids, the next I want to do a romantic comedy about two penguins roaming the refrigerators of South Africa. So many ideas, not enough time. 

So, on this blog, I want to just keep it simple. I also want to add a free short story or two. Something new, a bit off the beaten path. Or maybe not, I'll see how I feel. 

Anyway, that's what you should expect this year. Still, I do want to know: What do you want to see here? To say the responses to my questions after each post has been...limited. Let your opinion be heard! But, not too loud because I think i'm going deaf. Not sure, just a precaution really. 

Leave a comment and I'll read it. Maybe even answer! Who knows? Who am I kidding, I'll answer. Also, I plan to be a bit more active on Twitter than I have been. Keep it loose and fun. Oh, and no politics! 

Hope to hear from you all soon and start of 2018 off right! -J.J.

New Website!

Did you notice anything different today? Probably the vastly changed layout right? Well, I wanted to improve the layout of the website to make it easier for you to navigate and so here it is! Now you can find my blog, newsletter, and short stories on the top navigation bar.

Yes, you read that right. Short stories. I have one short story currently getting published and will be released on October 1st, 2017. You can still pre-order on Amazon to get your Paperback copy! I also added a free short story section. Last year I had a limited release of the Halloween story and I thought it would be nice to simply put it back on the website for everyone. I hope to add more free short stories in the future, but my focus is to get more published in anthologies, magazines, etc. It helps to get stories out to larger audiences and share with people I may not otherwise be able to reach through Twitter and my website alone.

Super excited to have a fresh, new layout, but I want to know what you think? Do you like it? Anything I need to improve or change?

Please let me know in the comments below so I can make the best possible website for all of you!

-J.J.