Why subscribe to ReidItWrite?

Hi there. I’m Johnathan Reid.

Thank you for visiting my writer showcase, which I use to share my passion for words and ideas, and to connect with other curious minds.

My newsletter cycles through various forms of prose and poetry, mostly as speculation on the future of this world and the humans it hosts. I also provide insights and reflections on my novel writing and creative processes.

There’s a detailed breakdown below, but it’s free to subscribe now without any commitment!

Science Fiction

This is the genre much of my writing falls into, so I’ve created a dedicated list for sci-fi fans to dive into.

Serialised Fiction

I’ve recently set out the stall for my first serialised novel - ‘INGRESSION’. Incorporating dystopian, cli-fi and first contact elements, it’s hosted on a separate Substack called The Consilience Series. I’m delighted the prologue has already won a Lunar Award and I advise you to subscribe now, as later chapters disappear behind a paywall after four days. I continue to learn from those who also offer this interesting alternative to the traditional novel format.

Flash Fiction

These pieces are a veritable hotch-potch of prompts, triggers and random thoughts turned into prose. Variety is the spice of life. They might mirror my thinking about a topic or be utterly fantastical. Treat them like Momma Gump’s chocolate box.

Short Stories

Here they are - just for you. Take your pick from a variety of flavours: cathartic, futuristic, erotic or satirical. A few of them have won accolades at a regional or national level.

Poetry

I find poetry comes from deeper within the heart, exposing you more intimately than fictional prose. It’s a necessary thing for a poet to get used to, a consequence of choice, my nerves sometimes tingling, at other times wracked.

So I do often send a fresh, original poem into the world. Readers have told me they might laugh, cry or sigh on reading them. I hope you might too. I’ve had some minor public success with the form – see here and here.

Novels

My novels are the elephants in my study. Extracts might prematurely escape into my subscribers’ inboxes. I’m querying my first novel with literary agents. Its first five hundred words beat 1500 other writers to the shortlist of a respected competition); I’m deep into the draft of my second novel, whilst the third has a well-developed outline.

They are the (mostly) hidden beasts which have dominated my thoughts for the past few years. ‘Start out with smaller pieces’, they said. ‘Don’t give up the day job’, they said. ‘Just write what you know’. I dismissed such well-meant advice, learnt the basics of (and will forever refine) my craft, and continue every day to ignore the enormity of the challenge I’ve set myself.

I hope the above summary convinces you to subscribe to my newsletter in all its various forms.

Don’t forget, every subscriber currently receives my writing for free, even the updates on my author journey and longer pieces of fiction. You can also browse all of my archived posts (since April 2020!) By subscribing you don’t need to worry about missing future newsletters. They’ll all be sent directly to your inbox.

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