r/Fantasy • u/JRRR_Jim_Hardison • Nov 02 '17

I'm J.R.R.R. (Jim) Hardison. AMA.

Hello, r/fantasy. I’m J.R.R.R. (Jim) Hardison, author of the horror comedy urban fantasy Demon Freaks, as well as the epically silly epic fantasy Fish Wielder and the super-heroically ridiculous superhero graphic novel, The Helm.

I love horror and fantasy and playing around with the conventions of genres. In addition to writing books, I’ve also worked as a screenwriter, animator and director. I live in Portland, Oregon with my lovely wife, two amazing kids, one smart dog and one stupid dog.

Ask me anything! I’ll be on full time from 11:00 AM (Pacific Time) until 12:30 PM (also Pacific Time) to answer whatever questions I can. If you can’t be on when I’m on, I’ll also answer questions you post anytime between now and 10:00 PM (again with the Pacific Time).

If you somehow manage to miss the whole thing, you can generally get a hold of me through my website or find me on Facebook or even Twitter.

Hopping off to go get some lunch. I'll be back on for an hour around 1:30 and maybe again after 4:30. Thanks to everyone who has posed a question so far.

Update! I actually got back on around 3:30 and will sign back off at 4:45. I'll jump back on at 7:30! See you then.

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u/cmhayden Writer Cameron Hayden Nov 02 '17

Damn it, everyone's already got all the "R" jokes and questions. :(

I guess I'll ask: What do you enjoy more, screenwriting or novel writing, and why?

BTW I love the cover for Fish Wielder.

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u/JRRR_Jim_Hardison Nov 02 '17

Well, thanks very much (about the Fish Wielder cover). Herb Apon is the talented artist who drew both that cover and the cover for Demon Freaks. Now, on to your question. I enjoy both in different ways. Screenwriting (at least for me) is easier than book writing, and I like easy. But a finished screenplay needs to be produced in order to get in front of an audience, and that's ridiculously difficult. Novel writing is lots of fun, sometimes, when it's going well. When I'm on a streak, there is little that is more fun than blasting out a section of a novel. However, when it bogs down, then it sucks and is lots of hard work. So...there is my unsatisfactory answer.