meaning he gets to correct other authors’ punctuation and spelling. Jon also edits books for other authors, not just for the fiddly bits, but for story, characters, flow, and all the rest; as well as publishes through his publishing company, Metamorphic Press.
     Although Jon writes in just about every genre, his focus is on science fiction and fantasy that is humorous. At least to him.
     Also known as a performer under his nom de plume (which obviously means ‘name with feathers’) of The JestMaster, Jon does ridiculous things like magic, ventriloquism, walking on stilts, eating fire and riding a Penny Farthing bicycle; for which he has garnered acclaim, awards, second degree burns and cracked ribs. As an actor Jon has appeared on Broadway (in a show that closed after only a couple of weeks—but it wasn’t his fault, he swears), on TV, in commercials and in such classic films as Revenge of the Nerds 3: The Next Generation. He also produces and narrates audiobooks, saving him the expense of having someone else do it.
     After twiddling around with writing all that other stuff seemingly forever, now at an age nearly six tenths of a century old (advanced, yes, but not too crusty, because as you know fifty is the new forty-nine) he has finally become a published novelist. His fondest desire as an author is that after you have read all the Douglas Adams, Terry Pratchett and Christopher Moore novels you can get ahold of, that you give his novels a shot. There are two in the first series at the moment, and as long as people keep reading them there will be plenty more to come.
     In his dubious spare time, Jon hangs out in his big old house with mice in the walls and in serious need of repair, with his wife Mikki, who is a talented woodwind player and the love of his life; his miraculous son Merlin Ryan, a chip off the old block— heaven help him; their ferrets Groot and K9; and an ever changing cast of characters, both real and imaginary.