One day I was with Lyon doing some ministry work and met Jonny. He was dressed like a cowboy, and we were not exactly in cowboy country. However, Jonny redefined my view of teens, as he just didn't care what anyone thought. He was raised on a ranch in California, and was a cowboy, so he didn't change to please anyone. I became his tutor throughout high school and was truly blessed by the experience.
During those years of tutoring I pulled out the book that had been sitting for 5 years on a shelf and asked him to edit it with me in hopes of inspiring his own use of a budding talent as an author. He is a great author in his own right, and has contributed many hours and thoughts to our series. He is responsible for Barcothium and for our fight scenes being believable. He got a fencing teacher to consult with us, and he too was full of ideas and even fenced with Clay for hours to help me "see" the scenes better. He is the main author of a side novel that will be released sometime in the next year or two, date tba. I value his friendship and love him like a son. I miss our days brainstorming at Cafe Delirium, and the times we had team brainstorming sessions with pizza at his house.
I have him and his grandma to thank for helping me overcome my fear of horses... they got me riding one of their Belgian horses! His grandma, Hazel, is a dear friend who laughed me through my fear. She is not afraid of anything.
So what does a cowboy have to do with aliens? I think his ability to create and live out his own persona produced a strong sense of self worth. He carries over his character, full of honor and perseverance, into the character he most loved in our book, Captain Jules LeDoux, and that is why he began writing the side novel on the life story of Jules. Jonny now lives in Arizona while attending college and helping out at a barrel racing arena, but he still has a writers heart.
During those years of tutoring I pulled out the book that had been sitting for 5 years on a shelf and asked him to edit it with me in hopes of inspiring his own use of a budding talent as an author. He is a great author in his own right, and has contributed many hours and thoughts to our series. He is responsible for Barcothium and for our fight scenes being believable. He got a fencing teacher to consult with us, and he too was full of ideas and even fenced with Clay for hours to help me "see" the scenes better. He is the main author of a side novel that will be released sometime in the next year or two, date tba. I value his friendship and love him like a son. I miss our days brainstorming at Cafe Delirium, and the times we had team brainstorming sessions with pizza at his house.
I have him and his grandma to thank for helping me overcome my fear of horses... they got me riding one of their Belgian horses! His grandma, Hazel, is a dear friend who laughed me through my fear. She is not afraid of anything.
So what does a cowboy have to do with aliens? I think his ability to create and live out his own persona produced a strong sense of self worth. He carries over his character, full of honor and perseverance, into the character he most loved in our book, Captain Jules LeDoux, and that is why he began writing the side novel on the life story of Jules. Jonny now lives in Arizona while attending college and helping out at a barrel racing arena, but he still has a writers heart.
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