Location: United States
Member Since: Aug. 24, 2011
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Jake Johnson


Biography

A seventeen-year-old freelance writer and professional editor, Jake J. Johnson is not using a pseudonym. Starting to read at any early age, he built up college-level reading comprehension on a steady diet of imaginative SF and horror before entering high school. It was around this time that he discovered a talent for writing, and, shortly thereafter, another for editing.

He is rather disenchanted by novels which appear in English curricula, and much prefers newer, original stories created using recent media. For example, the interactive stories told through the video games “The Stanley Parable” and “Dear Esther”, the concept of the “light novel”, and the community-told story of “The Fear Mythos”. He much prefers looking to the future to studying the past.

His favorite novel is both Neal Stephenson’s “Snow Crash” and Lawrence Miles' "This Town Will Never Let Us Go", and his favorite short story is Isaac Asimov’s “The Last Question”.

His ultimate goal is to become an anthology and manuscript editor at ACE, ROC, TOR, or DAW. For now, he's content with gaining a hold on the world of publishing.

Where to find Jake Johnson online

Twitter: FreelanceJake
Blog: https://experimentsinwords.wordpress.com/

Books

A Number of Stories    by Jake Johnson
You set the price! 28060 words. Published on November 22, 2012. Fiction.
Most of the fiction of teenaged author Jake Johnson.
Jake's Monthly- The Final Anthology    by Jake Johnson
You set the price! 78900 words. Published on October 8, 2012. Fiction.
Throughout September, authors have come together to offer great fiction in the explosive finale of Jake's Monthly. This is the result.
Jake's Monthly- Slipstream Anthology    by Jake Johnson
You set the price! 42930 words. Published on September 9, 2012. Fiction.
Throughout August, authors have blended stories and created literature for the next-to-last collection in Jake's Monthly, a monthly project dedicated to the best and most interesting genres in fiction. This is the result.
Jake's Monthly- Magic Realism Anthology    by Jake Johnson
You set the price! 17990 words. Published on August 17, 2012. Fiction.
(4.00 from 1 review)
Some of the best writers in the field have taken the time throughout July to write short fiction set around light, modern fantasy. This is result.
Jake's Monthly- Alternate History Anthology    by Jake Johnson
You set the price! 16730 words. Published on July 7, 2012. Fiction.
(5.00 from 3 reviews)
Some of the best writers in the field have written stories involving worlds where history turned out differently. This is the result.
Jake's Monthly- Thriller Anthology    by Jake Johnson
You set the price! 28380 words. Published on June 1, 2012. Fiction.
Some of the best writers in the field have taken the time to write gripping stories packed with suspense. This collection, the 8th volume in the ongoing series of Jake's Monthly, is the result.
Jake's Monthly- Locked-Room Mystery Anthology    by Jake Johnson
You set the price! 17200 words. Published on April 8, 2012. Fiction.
This is the seventh volume in the ongoing project "Jake's Monthly". All throughout March, authors sent in seemingly-impossible mystery stories, from the contemporary to the western. This is the result.
Jake's Monthly- Bizarro Anthology    by Jake Johnson
You set the price! 26980 words. Published on March 11, 2012. Fiction.
(4.00 from 1 review)
All through February, experienced authors wrote stories in the literary maelstrom of chaotic fun that is Bizarro. This is the result, which marks the halfway point for the project "Jake's Monthly".
Jake's Monthly- Punk Anthology    by Jake Johnson
You set the price! 12060 words. Published on February 5, 2012. Fiction.
(3.00 from 2 reviews)
Throughout January, talented authors wrote stories encompassing the massive movement in science fiction known as Punk. This is the result.
Jake's Monthly- Science Fantasy Anthology    by Jake Johnson
You set the price! 21600 words. Published on January 6, 2012. Fiction.
Throughout the magical month of December, great writers from around the web wrote stories which merged the scientific with the miraculous, and the fantastical with the rational. This is the result.
Jake's Monthly- Post Apocalyptic Anthology    by Jake Johnson
You set the price! 29900 words. Published on December 4, 2011. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
All throughout November, fresh and experienced authors submitted stories of dead and dying worlds. This is the result.
Jake's Monthly- Lovecraftian Horror Anthology    by Jake Johnson
You set the price! 26010 words. Published on November 1, 2011. Fiction.
(1.00 from 1 review)
This is a collection of short stories inspired by the works of the twentieth-century horror writer, H.P. Lovecraft. These stories are all extremely diverse, covering nearly every aspect, from the terrifying to the comedic, of the man's work.
Jake's Monthly- Science Fiction Anthology    by Jake Johnson
You set the price! 61580 words. Published on October 2, 2011. Fiction.
This is a collection of short stories fitting the theme of Science Fiction. It marks the beginning of the project Jake's Monthly, and contains work from experienced authors, award-winners, editors, and eager new voices. We hope you enjoy it.

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