Mark Johnston 🍁

My books 🐉 Dragon Tongue — YA Fantasy: humans & dragons 🔥 Peace Through Fire — Book 2 🚀 Generations — Teen wakes mid-voyage to truth (YA) ☀️ Solar Umbrella — Visionaries race to save Earth 🟣 The Travelers — Asteroid hides secrets 👉 author.mrjohnston.ca #booksky #indieauthor #fantasy #scifi #ya

Sorry for the page break, had to dig into my first novel, a somehow hopeful climate change sci-fi. #WIPsnips #writingcommunity #writesky #writingprompts

Definitely vibes here. Bertram is stuck fighting in an underground tunnel and having lots of difficulty just moving his sword around, let alone connecting and defending. #WIPsnips #writingcommunity #writingprompts #writesky

Another really early one from book one. Report cards are eating all my time right now, but after I'll finish editing on the final book 😊 A note: wizards in my world aren't traditionally magical, but rather engineers/wise/etc #WIPsnips #writingcommunity #writesky #writingprompts

Bertram learns he's not important enough for a fake name. Another early-ish one from book one. I'm about 1/3 through my proof of the final book in the trilogy now #WIPsnips #writingcommunity #writesky #writingprompts

Bertram commits a major faux pas. #WIPsnips #writingcommunity #writesky #writingprompts

But of a strange one, and with a page break, but hey. Kind of a strange word to try and find! This one is from Generations, a ya sci-fi. #WIPsnips #writingcommunity #writesky #writingprompts

Everyone is concerned about Bertram. #WIPsnips #writingprompts #writingcommunity #writesky

Another one from early in book 1. Editing the proof of the final book of the trilogy right now 👍 I have hawk/hawker for peddle #WIPsnips #writingcommunity #writingprompts #writesky

This one from a chapter called "Dreams and Dragon Farts" because I'm a giant child. #WIPsnips #writingcommunity #writingprompts #writesky

Another one from book one. No autumn, but definitely vibes. I don't remember if I wrote this after a particularly nice hike with my youngest and dog, or if it was just the memory, but we get nice colours here on the trails. 🍁 #WIPsnips #writingcommunity #writesky #writingprompts

Another early one from book 1. Got my proof of book 3 to complete the trilogy yesterday! Exciting! #WIPsnips #writingcommunity #writesky #writingprompts

Another one from early in book 1. Nice to revisit these early chapters now that the series is done. Didn't have dazzle, but I thought of this scene when I saw it was the word today. #WIPsnips #writingcommunity #writesky #writingprompts

Another one from very early in book 1. Book 3 proof is in the mail 😁 #WIPsnips #writingcommunity #writingprompts #writesky

Bertram discovers a strange pack with wings in Eldritch's tower and tries to use it to fly. 🦇 #WIPsnips #writingprompts #writesky #writingcommunity

I just finished my first editing pass of the final book in this ya trilogy yesterday, and ordered a proof copy. This is the first page of the first book 😁 #WIPsnips #writingcommunity #writesky #writingprompts

CW: amputation, general medieval battle damage They discover people have been abusing their sacred drug/medicine. #WIPsnips #writingcommunity #writesky #writingprompts

Definitely pushing it here with relatives, but I was on too long of a streak! Catrin is moments from the crown when her father returns from war. He is, unfortunately, like many men in power. #WIPsnips #writingcommunity #writesky #writingprompts

Bertram wakes after a pagan ceremony that should show him something of what his future could be like, but remembers nothing. From my final of a ya trilogy. #WIPsnips #writingcommunity #writesky #writingprompts

News of another raid by Fox reaches our crew. #WIPsnips #writingcommunity #writesky #writingprompts

Mira questions a prisoner. I'm about halfway through my first editing pass on this one, final book of ya fantasy trilogy. Preemptive "no, I'm not looking for another set of eyes to go through it" for money. This hobby costs enough already. #WIPsnips #writingcommunity #writesky #writingprompts

A teacher and I started this informal reading club at school and it's so fun chatting with kids all over about the book. Book a month. First book is Ghost by Jason Reynolds. I love the reading tracker with faces 🤩 #booksky #edusky

Catrin is trying to learn about this new group of pagans without judging them. #WIPsnips #writingcommunity #writesky #writingprompts

Claiming vibes here. Bertram and his crew put an embargo on their enemies to try and force their hand. #WIPsnips #writingcommunity #writesky #writingprompts

From book 1. WIP is the final book in the trilogy. Bertram and Catrin are deep in dragon territory. 🏰🐉 #WIPsnips #writingcommunity #writesky #writingprompts

Admittedly not a very exciting snip, but it was the only use of petal I had. I'm surprised I had any. #WIPsnips #writingcommunity #writesky #writingprompts

Bertram has a totally stupid action movie style juvenile dream to start off book 2. Gotta have some fun with YA #WIPsnips #writingcommunity #writesky #writingprompts

Finally started a first editing pass on my WIP 👍 Haven't got to this part yet, but it's nice to be in the final stages #WIPsnips #writingcommunity #writingprompts #writesky

From the final book of my YA fantasy trilogy. Chapter is 'Butts and the Art of Diplomacy' and I promise the butt thing makes sense 😉 I love a dumb chapter title #WIPsnips #writingcommunity #writesky #writingprompts

Another one from early in book 1. Book 3 of the trilogy is my WIP. Bertram has to choose to join in their plans or not. Spoiler: he does, or the book wouldn't be very exciting. 🐉🏰👑 #WIPsnips #writingcommunity #writesky #writingprompts

Bertram attends a tournament. ⚔️ From early in book 1 of my YA fantasy trilogy. Rererereading book 2 now before editing 3. #WIPsnips #writingcommunity #writesky #writingprompts

From my first novel, Solar Umbrella, hard sci-fi. WIPsnips recently showed me I used diffuse/defuse wrong and it caused me to spend tens of hours going through and fixing rookie mistakes, which I enjoyed. I promise the pizza makes sense #WIPsnips #writingcommunity #writesky #writingprompts

From my second novel and the most difficult I've written to date. The Travelers is a direct sequel to Solar Umbrella. It's the only book I've written with multiple timelines and multiple POV's, which was a challenge, but fun. 🌍🚀🪨 #WIPsnips #writingcommunity #writesky #writingprompts

Bertram is learning that the big bad of the trilogy isn't just some maniac causing chaos and is questioning his own actions. 👑💭🐉 #WIPsnips #writingcommunity #writesky #writingprompts

Really surprised I didn't have meddle. Here's some vibes. Wizards in this world are non magical, but rather engineers, scientists, etc #WIPsnips #writingcommunity #writesky #writingprompts

You might be thinking I found topple here and just picked this snip for the stupid chapter title. You'd be correct. From the final book of my YA fantasy trilogy. Currently rereading book 2 before I edit this one. #WIPsnips #writingcommunity #writesky #writingprompts

From my standalone ya sci-fi, Generations. Not quite meltdown, but certainly vibes. 💥🚀 #WIPsnips #writingcommunity #writesky #writingprompts

Bertram and the gang have earned a celebration From the final book in my YA fantasy trilogy. I'm rererereading book 2 now in preparation for editing 3, which I finished in the summer. #WIPsnips #writingcommunity #writesky #writingprompts

TW: imprisonment Bertram leads a stealthy rescue during a larger battle. #WIPsnips #writingcommunity #writesky #writingprompts

I like to put dumb crap like this in my YA to give the kids a chuckle. Unless it's a serious scene, Bertram always looks through the wrong side first. #WIPsnips #writingcommunity #writesky #writingprompts

Wizards in my world don't have traditional magic, but rather are scientists, engineers and very careful planners 🤓 From my WIP. I try and use occupational surnames, but that's too much build. I'll have to think of something else there. #WIPsnips #writingcommunity #writesky #writingprompts

Bertram and the crew learn of a new enemy standing against them. #WIPsnips #writingcommunity #writesky #writingprompts

From my WIP, needs some cleaning up (totally long, he began walked), but a fun snip. Sorry for the page break. #WIPsnips #writingcommunity #writesky #writingprompts

From Solar Umbrella, my first novel. It's a hard sci-fi climate disaster story, which is somehow hopeful. I wrote it in 2022 as a way to deal with what we're doing to our planet. Things have only gotten worse 😞 🌍☂️☀️ #WIPsnips #writingcommunity #writesky #writingprompts

I was careful not to use month in my fantasy, but I had it in my YA sci-fi, Generations. Max and Harriet get a brief moment to talk without their robots monitoring them. #WIPsnips #writingcommunity #writingprompts #writesky

Fox outfoxes them again 🦊 From my final book of a ya trilogy. Done, hopefully release in a few months after editing. Reading book 1 again now. #WIPsnips #writesky #writingprompts #writingcommunity

Not a lot of wedges out there! From Solar Umbrella, hard sci-fi, my first novel. #WIPsnips #writingcommunity #writesky #writingprompts

Bertram has to go into the belly of the beast. 😬 #WIPsnips #writingcommunity #writesky #writingprompts

Another one from Solar Umbrella, my first novel. I'm almost done giving this one a solid edit, as it was riddled with rookie mistakes. Still really proud of the story though. It had me tearing up at a certain part last night. 🌍☂️☀️ #WIPsnips #writingcommunity #writesky #writingprompts

Bertram finds himself being swayed by Garrick Crowe's words. From Peace Through Fire, book 2 of my YA trilogy. WIP is book 3. 🐦‍⬛ #WIPsnips #writingcommunity #writesky #writingprompts

This one is from Solar Umbrella, a hard sci-fi that's somehow a hopeful climate change novel. It was my first novel and took two summers of work. 🌍☂️☀️ #WIPsnips #writingcommunity #writesky #writingprompts