Jason Shannon

Jason Shannon

Jason Shannon is the author of 7 novels, including The Zimmer Insurgency, The Hounds of Harujin and Tiger Blues. This is a podcast about indie writing, featuring exceptional, sample chapters, upcoming news, and interviews with other authors. Follow Jason Shannon on social media @harujinshounds Visit his website at www.jasonmshannon.com

  1. Sep 24

    101. Not Another Twilight w/ Mia Swan (author of Blood Struck)

    Mia Swan’s debut 2025 novel, BloodStruck, is a paranormal romance featuring a push and pull betweenmain characters Ashley Storm and Oliver Fraser, both attending afictional Toronto university, and Oliver is a vampire. Mia and I chatabout her writing process, how to pick and choose the tropes and makethat well-known to readers, how she puts a new spin on things to notrepeat what’s been done before, and how the self-publishing processwas different for her in 2025 than it was form me in 2013. Miaand I do a reading from Blood Struck at timestamp 1:00:15 Mia’swebsite: https://sites.google.com/view/miaswanauthor/home?pli=1&authuser=0 Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/books_4_later  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/books_4_later TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@miaswanauthor Mia’supcoming events: DiagonHallowe'en Market:  Date:Sat, Oct 10Time:  10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Venue:Courtyard Marriott  Address: 1224Upper James St, Hamilton, ON L9C 3B1 TheNiagara  Book Lovers Christmas MarketDate: Saturday,November 14th, 2026Time: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PMVenue: MeridianCommunity CentreAddress: 100Meridian Way, Fonthill, ON JasonShannon is an indie Canadian author of science fiction and more. Hisseventh novel, Tiger Blues, is available now: “A plucky crew ofmercenaries must keep a doomsday weapon from the Maoists inalt-history 1948 Tibet.” I am currently seeking beta-readers formy upcoming book, Taming the Laser Leopard. You will receive a freeebook version of the current draft, and a list of questions to beanswered after reading, which will provide feedback beforepublication. And I’m also asking you to leave an honest review onGoodreads. If you are interested, please email me today atjm1shannon@gmail.com. TheBook is 51,000 words, and would have an R rating if it were a movie. Upcomingevents: LondonComiccon, Sept 26/27 Can*Con,October 16-18 PeterboroughBook Bazaar Oct 24-25 Followmy social media @harujinshounds

    101. Not Another Twilight w/ Mia Swan (author of Blood Struck)
  2. Sep 17

    100. Taming the Laser Leopard: an ensemble cast performance

    Presenting my 8th novel: Taming the Laser Leopard. In post-WW2 Upper Burma, sky pirates crash a drug kingpin's arranged wedding. In this episode, we are performing the entire novella, unabridged. No ads, no paywalls. Myself, and 28 past guests, future guests, friends, and amazing authors are doing a full-cast audio-dramatization. Taming the Laser Leopard is coming to paperback and ebook later this year. If you enjoy this episode, please leave a review on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/255480939-taming-the-laser-leopard?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=jTUMpWbn8U&rank=1 Cast: Tek Mescal—Marie Barroshttps://www.instagram.com/mariebarros93/ Xu Xin—Hannah Mandershttps://hannahmanders.com/ Jane Yang—Crystal Quasthttps://www.serenityacressecrets.com/ Gregory Peck—Sean Stokeshttps://www.instagram.com/seanstokes_theauthor/ Olive Yang—ViQtoria Joudrey Liam Pelly and PrinceSouphonouvong—Alex Tilley https://www.alextilleyauthor.com/ Fat Huang—RW Duderwww.darkcrowbooks.com Duan Lu—VK Thiranhttps://vkthiran.wordpress.com/ Eleanor Ho—AJ Calvinhttps://ajcalvin.net/ Mace Pigworth—Colin Searlehttps://colinsearle.com/ Luna Lo—Andrew C Bunton Eden Yang—TC Humeshttps://www.instagram.com/t.c.humes/ Wendell Yang—Daryl J Ballhttps://www.facebook.com/AuthorDarylJBall Edward Yang—Meg Lushhttps://www.instagram.com/meglushwrites/ Jimmy Yang—Christian Jerry Marchionihttps://www.instagram.com/christianjerrymarchioni/ Judy Yang—Stephanie R Lowellhttps://www.stephanierlowell.com Chloé Savang—Mia Swanhttps://sites.google.com/view/miaswanauthor/home?pli=1&authuser=0 Yang Wen Can—Felix ID Dimaro https://www.thingsthatkeepmeupatnight.com/ Renée Madeira and the Countess of Baw—Tatiana Obeyhttps://www.tatianaobey.com/ Ophelia Li and Jean Chou—MJ Moores https://mjmoores.com/ Adrienne Peng—Erica Jurus https://ericajurus.ca/ Lara Yang—JA Merkel https://jamerkel.com/ Harriet Young—Kristy Lee https://authorkristy.com/ Hannibal Uruguay—Ryan Poirier https://www.accidentalcreations.ca/ Gerald Sparrow—David M Kelly https://davidmkelly.com/ Eulalie Jules and Princess Xayavone—Melissa Yihttps://melissayuaninnes.com/ Duan Chaowen—PL Stuart https://www.plstuart.com/ Tanner Verduna—Julia Lauzon https://storiesofmylife.ca/ Wrap Party at timestamp 5:35:00 Synopsis: Upper Burma, 1947: The hills are awash with bandits and drug smugglers. Just to the north, Mao’s communists are washing over China in a red wave, and revolutionary insurgencies are popping up in Vietnam, Laos, and throughout the Burmese hills. Tek Mescal—a forty-year-old, penniless sky-traderwith a diesel-stained past—has just had her ship blown out of the sky by ruthless headhunters. Stranded in the dense jungle and fleeing laser-wielding ruffians, she and her ragtag crew find themselves “rescued” by a local militia and escorted to the most unlikely of safe havens: a royal wedding. The “bride” is an old friend to Tek’s—Olive Yang, the twenty-year-old “Two-Gun Mulan” of Kokang, a shorn-haired, cross-dressing duchess with a cybernetic arm and a penchant for booze, gambling, and womanizing. Olive is being forced into a dynastic marriage to secure the Yang family’s legacy. While the guest list features a dangerous cocktail of KMT spies, OSS spooks, and Burmese naval admirals, Olive is more interested in drinking their weight in moonshine and chasing the prettiest secretaries in the room. For Tek, the wedding is a desperate chance to secure an export permit and rebuild her life from the ashes. But with her past crimes catching up to her and the communist threat looming over the border, Tek must navigate the treacherous waters of feudal politics and global espionage. In a world where laser-daggers meet traditional diplomacy, and where the line between hero and bandit is blurred, Tek and Olive must decide if they are willing to play the roles society has written for them—or if they’ll burn the palace down to write their own. For more information, visit www.jasonmshannon.com/tamingthelaserleopard

    100. Taming the Laser Leopard: an ensemble cast performance
  3. Sep 10

    99. The Serial Killer's AI Companion w/ Felix ID Dimaro (author of Brain Dead Girls)

    FelixID Dimaro’s newest book, Brain Dead Girls, just dropped on August26th. It’s a story in his Daze of Dystopia universe,centred around tech mogul Leonard Prince, who has developed and AIpersonal assistant/therapist/friend named Maia who Leonard has fallenin love with. And Maia needs a body, prompting Leonard to track downsuitable candidates to download Maia into. Felix and I discuss thespectre of AI, alienation in a tech-heavy world, and what is in storefor his Daze of Dystopia world. Bornin Nigeria, raised in Toronto, Felix I.D. Dimaro is an author ofallegorical, dark, psychological fiction often centering aroundmorality, mental health, societal conditions, the environment, or thereal-life issues he has experienced. He has released eleven books todate, including the eco-thriller, “Black Bloom: A Story ofSurvival,” the extreme horror novel, “Humane Sacrifice: The Storyof the Aztec Killer," and the tale of cat cloning gone wrong,"In the Darkness, Eyes and Teeth.” When not writing, Dimaro isusually reading, watching professional wrestling, or running eventhough no one is chasing him. Felix’s website: www.⁠thingsthatkeepmeupatnight.com⁠ Instagram/Threads:@thingsthatkeepmeupatnight Substack:⁠substack.com/@thingsthatkeepmeupatnight⁠ Facebook:⁠facebook.com/thingsthatkeepmeup⁠ JasonShannon is an indie Canadian author of science fiction and more. Hisseventh novel, Tiger Blues, is available now: “A plucky crew ofmercenaries must keep a doomsday weapon from the Maoists inalt-history 1948 Tibet.” I am currently seeking beta-readers formy upcoming book, Taming the Laser Leopard. You will receive a freeebook version of the current draft, and a list of questions to beanswered after reading, which will provide feedback beforepublication. And I’m also asking you to leave an honest review onGoodreads. If you are interested, please email me today atjm1shannon@gmail.com. TheBook is 51,000 words, and would have an R rating if it were a movie. Upcomingevents: Cogsand Clockwork Steampunk Festival in Fergus, Ontario September 12/13 Can*Con,October 16-18 PeterboroughBook Bazaar Oct 24-25 Followmy social media @harujinshounds

    99. The Serial Killer's AI Companion w/ Felix ID Dimaro (author of Brain Dead Girls)

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Jason Shannon is the author of 7 novels, including The Zimmer Insurgency, The Hounds of Harujin and Tiger Blues. This is a podcast about indie writing, featuring exceptional, sample chapters, upcoming news, and interviews with other authors. Follow Jason Shannon on social media @harujinshounds Visit his website at www.jasonmshannon.com