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Stephen Johnston is the author of the "VR Nana" and "Hornet Ri" light novel series and co-owner of SonDad Book Publishing, Tabhair Records and Music Publishing LLC, and SonDad Studios. He is a graduate of Rider University.
News
2/19/2026: Further and further progress in "Hornet Ri", Volume 2! Going to have some interesting story threads with a new character or two unfold in this one!
1/9/2026: New year and I keep on writing. Current WIP: "Hornet Ri", Volume 2!
11/20/2025: Check out my character promos for "VR Nana", Vol. 4 on TikTok!
10/6/2025: "VR Nana", Volume 4 is HERE!!!!
9/13/2025: Tightening things up with "VR Nana", Vol. 4! Coming out this fall!
8/7/2025: Volume 4's manuscript is finished! In the editing process!
6/18/2025: Getting closer and closer to finishing Volume 4! Should have it all written (and edited) by the end of the month!
5/19/2025: Aiming to get "VR Nana", Volume 4 out this summer, so I've unveiled the book's cover designs on my socials!
5/6/2025: New month to amp it up with writing my WIPs and promoting my published volumes!
4/23/2025: Happy World Book Day! A fantastic day for extra promoting!
3/24/2025: Getting the word out while still creating!!!
2/18/2025: Writing, promoting, and character designing!
1/30/2025: Getting a lot of notice from fellow indie authors!
1/18/2025: Eighteen days into the new year, and more and more folks are noticing my books!
12/27/2024: Writing and promoting! Starting to get the word out that the next volumes in both my series will be coming in 2025!
12/12/2024: Lots going on! Doing a more subtle approach to promoting my books via TikTok, and a seasonal approach at that!
10/1/2024: Working more and more on character arts; they'll be great promotional material for the next release!
9/16/2024: Promoting and writing. All the while doing further research, seeking out more inspiration, and drawing character designs!! Got another sale this past weekend!
8/11/2024: Still promoting, still getting noticed! Also getting reactions and feedback for small, casual stuff outside promoting!
7/25/2024: Taking some creative approaches to promoting and getting noticed!
7/22/2024: Answering day-in-the-month prompts related to my books on Twitter (X), which is what many fellow authors do on there. I don't answer some days if the prompt doesn't relate to anything currently in either series (or WIP), but when it does, I go for it!
7/9/2024: Getting the word out about "Hornet Ri" and I've made a few sales. Reaching out to bookshops for author book signing events as well as planning to donate a copy of this new book and those of my other series ("VR Nana") to a library!
7/1/2024: "Hornet Ri", Volume 1 will be available on Amazon on August 15th! Available now on Bookshop!
6/29/2024: "Hornet Ri", Volume 1 is available on Bookshop!!!!!
6/20/2024: "Hornet Ri", Volume 1, is in production!
5/10/2024: Been very busy! Editing is near complete for "Hornet Ri", Volume 1, and I'm keeping on with writing "VR Nana", Volume 4!
2/5/2024: Last week I completed the first draft manuscript for "Hornet Ri", Volume 1! Editing has begun!
1/16/2024: Yesterday I completed the appendix/dramatis personae for "Hornet Ri", Volume 1! Just a few more chapters and it will be ready for editing!
12/6/2023: All three volumes of "VR Nana" are now availabl