About the Author

Author Info

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

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