Fiction Writer

So I went down the rabbit hole. After hearing endless chatter about candy.ai and a few other names, I decided to actually test the popular AI girlfriend platforms side by side instead of taking anyone's word for it. Most of them do one thing well and then fall apart somewhere else. SweetDream, over at sweetdream.ai, was the rare one that held up across the board.

What sold me first was the character creation. A lot of apps give you a slider for hair color and call it customization. SweetDream lets you actually build someone, looks, personality, voice, backstory, even the little quirks that make a companion feel like a person rather than a template. That depth changes how the whole thing feels.

Estimated reading time: 2 minutes The war is over. Humanity won. But for Tiberius Novak, the battle never ended. Pre-Order on Amazon Once an elite Stealth Pulse Trooper, Tiberius lost everything in the Celestrion War: his career, his wife Elena, his son Ty. Now he survives as a War Dog, a licensed mercenary navigating the treacherous streets of Neocrest, where corporations called…

I’m still deep in revisions for the new book, War Dogs: Pit Bull. It’s turning out to be a fun action sci-fi romp. If you’re a fan of 1980s action movies with a modern twist, you’ll know exactly what you’re sinking your teeth into. Fair warning though: this one bites back. I don’t want to say much more until I’m closer to setting a release date. An ebook, print edition, and audiobook are all…

I’m struggling with it now. But I’m gonna’ lay it bare for you. Buck naked, so to speak, my mind exposed to the world. Hell, maybe I don’t even really know what’s in there. The more stories I’ve written, the faster I’ve approached a wall. 60, 70, 80 mph, type, type, type–crash! That wall is made of concepts, end results: structure, genre, character, dialog, theme. Brick after brick, stacked…

Hello, my name is Jon Bolitho-Jones. Along with being an author, actor, and all round creative. I am also an audiobook narrator. Warm, bright, and quirky, I am a passionate storyteller with a rich and enjoyable voice. I have a home studio from which I can create bespoke audiobooks in a range of genres and styles. My own thoughts regarding Jon’s entire reading of Spectrum: Stories of Science…

A student sorcerer just can’t seem to get a break after he accidentally transmogrifies his assistant into a palm tree. Excerpt from the audiobook edition of Spectrum: Stories of Science Fiction, Fantasy, the Unusual and the Sometimes Ordinary.

Nothing ever comes easily. That goes for both learning to play guitar and writing books.

The audiobook is coming soon. Print edition soon to follow.

Short Stories of Science Fiction, Fantasy, the Unusual and the Sometimes Ordinary A student sorcerer just can’t seem to get a break after he transmogrifies his assistant into a palm tree. Alien Bleeders are coming for Earth, ingesting one terraformed planet after another. A ghoul hungers for souls but still finds time to enjoy art. And a shoeshine boy struggles to make ends meet at the far edge…

The real world riding experience lends a hand to a fiction project I’m working on. Motorcycles, magic and monsters. I’ll admit it–I’ve detoured, finishing a last short story. Ever. Denouement wrapped up this coming week. It’s a fantasy. Had to try one last time at a competition. I’ve come close twice, so one more attempt. My stubbornness wouldn’t let me give up. There’s been benefits to writing…

The real world riding experience lends a hand to a fiction project I’m working on. Motorcycles, magic and monsters. I’ll admit it–I’ve detoured, finishing a last short story. Ever. Denouement wrapped up this coming week. It’s a fantasy. Had to try one last time at a competition. I’ve come close twice, so one more attempt. My stubbornness wouldn’t let me give up. There’s been benefits to writing…

What Have I Been Up To?

Where, oh where, has the fiction writer gone? On trails, up mountains and through rugged days. The hike seemed to go on forever. One hundred miles of forever. From Milngavie to Fort William. Rain, cold and hard paths. And Laura and I had forgotten how much scrambling over rock was involved. It was our second time. Drip, drip, drip. Whoosh. Splash. The wet wind in our eyes. One foot in front of…

What Have I Been Up To?

Where, oh where, has the fiction writer gone? On trails, up mountains and through rugged days. The hike seemed to go on forever. One hundred miles of forever. From Milngavie to Fort William. Rain, cold and hard paths. And Laura and I had forgotten how much scrambling over rock was involved. It was our second time. Drip, drip, drip. Whoosh. Splash. The wet wind in our eyes. One foot in front of…