Author

“I believe the power of story can translate the abstract into tangible form. We experience story at the gut level. We visualize it. We understand and remember it.” – John Jonelis

As founding editor of Chicago Venture Magazine and orginator of the CORE Insight Story™, John writes the story of business. As a novelist, he writes the story of life.

A Kellogg MBA with a passion for original projects and a history of innovation in widely diverse fields, he is published in professional journals on subjects ranging from green technology to the financial markets. He patented seven inventions, developed the Revelation suite of trading algorithms and his paintings hang in museums, galleries and private collections.

His novel, THE GAMEMAKER’S FATHER, is now available and his next, ROYA FETOVA, is coming soon.

john.jonelis@gmail.com

Acknowledgments

Thanks to my Pulitzer Prize winning editor Robert Page and my agent Les Stobbe. They recognized a unique story. As a result of their efforts, suspense, characterization and human relationship intensified.

For an accurate portrayal of the art of building a birch bark canoe, credit goes to the craftsmen of the canoe shop at Grand Portage National Monument in Minnesota, and Judy Kavanagh: www.jumaka.com/birchbarkcanoe.

For backwoods technology and historical inspiration, thanks to the many individual outdoorsmen and re-enactors who devote so much personal time to accurate detail and in the process, turn it into such great fun. That includes Gregg Patz, Ron Kaszubowski, and all those at Conner Prairie Indiana, Old World Wisconsin, and the Trail of History in Illinois.

Thanks to Dianne Durst for medical accuracy, Maureen Strauts for legal insights, and the Wisconsin State Police. I am grateful to all the members of the Barrington Writers Workshop, bestselling author John Tigges and his Sinipee Writers Workshop, Gregg Thornton of Moody Press and Lyndon Keyes who knows all the right people.

Special thanks to my daughter, an extraordinary artist, video and copy editor, my son, a wizard in technology, language and human matters, and my lovely wife who put up with long hours. As a librarian and historian, she provided thought-provoking insight and research that I cherish.

Many others read and edited the manuscript and I’ve lost contact with so many. Please send me a line. I’d love to hear from you.

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