Jon Cronshaw – The King of Nobledark
Author of epic fantasy with heart, grit, and moral weight. Where hope bleeds, but never dies.
In this year-end episode, I reflect on my author journey throughout 2025—month-by-month wins, struggles, and lessons—and share my hopes for a successful 2026.
In this special year-end episode, I take a look back at 2025, reflecting on the high points, challenges, and key milestones in my author career.
I walk through the year month by month, revisiting the projects I launched, the goals I met (and missed), and everything I’ve learned along the way.
Thank you for being part of the journey—wishing you all the best for an exciting and creative 2026!
This week marks 8 years of the Author Diary podcast! I reflect on author branding, launching my J. Cronshaw pen-name for thrillers, and lessons learned from building a focused audience.
This week marks eight years since I started this podcast—back in October 2017, I recorded the first episode, and here we are in 2025, still going strong!
I reflect on the lessons I’ve learned about author branding, especially as I launch my new pen-name, J. Cronshaw, focused entirely on domestic psychological thrillers. Narrowing the audience has made everything—from messaging to marketing—so much easier.
Branding has always been a challenge for me. I’ve wrestled with how to define what I do when my books range from dark fantasy to wacky steampunk to near-future sci-fi. Maybe I should have embraced pen-names earlier… but then again, setting up a new website, newsletter, and socials has been a lot of work.
