Well, it’s happened at last. I’ve given in to the pressure, joined the 21st century (only about a decade late), and am now officially a blogger. Or at least, that’s what they tell me…
First, a bit about who I am. I’m Jonathan Langford, a professional informational writer and editor, a recently published novelist, husband, father of three, and a committed member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon, or LDS Church). The novel is titled No Going Back, published in fall 2009 by Zarahemla Books. It’s a coming-of-age story about a teenage Mormon kid who is same-sex attracted — in other words, gay — and it’s the main reason I’m starting this blog right now.
The current plan is for me to post here a couple of times a week, mostly about how things are going with my book (though I suspect I’ll branch out over time). Comments are welcome, indeed invited, and may be posted anonymously, though due to the nature of my book (a gay teen Mormon coming-of-age novel) I feel the need to prescreen comments before allowing them to be posted.
For more information about the book itself, please go to www.langfordwriter.com. And thanks for your interest!
Tags: blogging, coming-of-age novel, gay, Jonathan Langford, literature, Mormon, No Going Back
Welcome to Blogland, Jonathan. It’s an awesome community.
This came up in my Google Alerts, and I’ll subscribe RSS and follow. I look forward to your insights.
RE: your book
Interesting topic for today’s audience. Good development of theme and believable situations for the most part. Story moved forward well. The main characters were engaging and involved the reader to the end.
Although well written, I found the subtopic of the parents unnecessary to the story and a bit distracting.
I felt that Mr. Langford tried and succeeded in dealing honestly with his subject. He certainly presented another point of view that hasn’t been explored.