Category Archives: Nonfiction Writing

nonfiction writings, mostly non-fiction books

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Promoting Pterodactyls and the “Mormon Religion”

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Jonathan Whitcomb

Did I promote the “Mormon Religion” by publishing my web page “Searching for Ropens and Finding God?” I would be delighted if a reader not yet a member of my church investigated the LDS faith after reading that page, yet … Continue reading →

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LDS Nonfiction?

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Jonathan Whitcomb

The Amazon page quotes the nonfiction book Searching for Ropens and Finding God: Three Christians—one middle-aged LDS-Mormon high priest and two Protestant young earth creationists—explored Umboi Island in two separate expeditions in 2004, interviewing eyewitnesses of a glowing animal of … Continue reading →

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How do you Quote Yourself?

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Jonathan Whitcomb

Press releases are traditionally written as if unbiased news, not in first person (If thine “I” offends thee, pluck it out). I have found the following useful when writing a press release in which I need to quote myself. Write what … Continue reading →

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The Quality or Mercy: is it Strained?

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Jonathan Whitcomb

I’ve not read The Miracle of Father Kapaun; keep that in mind. I’ve read mostly from the Amazon “Look Inside” excerpts for this nonfiction biography of a war hero. Let’s examine the technical quality in one brief excerpt, remembering that the quality of ideas, the … Continue reading →

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Live Pterosaurs in America, Third Edition

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Jonathan Whitcomb

How do you promote the sales of the third edition of your nonfiction book? I’d like to know that. On Amazon, the first two editions of my cryptozoology book Live Pterosuars in America are still being purchased while the newly published (expanded, … Continue reading →

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Peer Review

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Jonathan Whitcomb

I just received a dog-eared nonfiction book from an associate, a man who has more field experience, in cryptozoology, than I have. I learned much, but not from the content of the book itself: I am the author. I learned from the hand-written … Continue reading →

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Handing out Criticism

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Jonathan Whitcomb

In nonfiction writing, how should we hand out criticism? When we find that a person is really in error, we must remember this is a real person, someone whose life in general may have only limited relevance to that error. Consider the alternative you have … Continue reading →

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Live Pterosaurs?

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Jonathan Whitcomb

Have you noticed the one strange category for posts on this blog? Why “Live Pterosaurs?” It’s just me . . . my specialty in writing two cryptozoology books: Searching for Ropens and Live Pterosaurs in America. I know many fantasies have been written about … Continue reading →

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