History Creator / JohnRingo

** Considering that Ringo is the one who coined the term [[PoliticalCorrectnessIsEvil "Get Woke, Go Broke"]], it does indeed apply.

* ContestWinnerCameo: Not a contest per se, but Ringo offered spots in his list of readers for {{Redshirt}}ing or {{cameo}}s to those who purchased the now-discontinued [[MemeticMutation OH JOHN RINGO NO]] t-shirts, whose profits went to the Helen Bamberg Foundation.[[note]]The Foundation helps, among other people, women abused by the sex trade, which features prominently in several books of the ''Paladin Of Shadows'' series that spawned the OJRN meme.[[/note]]
* CreatorThumbprint: {{Cameo}}s, {{Tuckerization}}s, and other inclusions of fans and family as characters can be found his work, from his very first published novel, ''A Hymn Before Battle'', onwards.

** Considering that Ringo is the one who coined the term "Get Woke, Go Broke", it does indeed apply.

** Considering that Ringo is the one who coined the term [[PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad "Get Woke, Go Broke"]], it does indeed apply.

* ''Literature/PrinceRoger'' (aka ''Empire of Man''): A MilitaryScienceFiction series co-written with Creator/DavidWeber. Some aspects of this series can be found in other, unrelated works, including but not limited to fake curse words and some character names/personalities. Currently on hiatus, due to author scheduling conflicts. Also known as [[FanNickname The Series That Must Not Be Named]], given Ringo's annoyance at how frequently he's asked if the series will continue. Ask about it at your peril. The series starts with ''March Upcountry''.

* ''Literature/IntoTheLookingGlass'': TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture story tending more towards the "hard" side of MohsScaleOfScienceFictionHardness (It softens somewhat as the series continues), building off of currently known particle physics. An accident at a Florida university where investigations into high-energy particle physics was taking place results in multiple gates opening to another part of the galaxy, through which organic-based baddies launch an attack on Earth.

** Considering that Ringo is the one who coined the term "Get Woke, Go Broke", it does indeed apply.

Not to be confused with Music/JohnLennon, Music/RingoStarr or cowboy Johnny Ringo of Tombstone infamy (though he is a distant relative of the writer).

* ''Literature/TroyRising'': NextSundayAD, [[WeComeInPeaceShootToKill nice aliens]] extend their PortalNetwork into Sol System. Two years later, UsefulNotes/{{NASA}} [[IWantMyJetpack has yet to get off its fat, subsidized ass and build an actual spaceship]]. A year after ''that'', while [[StrawCharacter stupid officials]] are still arguing over the portal's importance, bad aliens stroll in nonchalantly and [[VichyEarth conquer Earth]] in [[CurbStompBattle a single afternoon]]. But the bad guys never counted on "Tyler Vernon"... A ''literal'' SpiritualAdaptation; Ringo was chatting with [[Webcomic/SchlockMercenary Howard Tayler]] about the FirstContact days of Schlock Mercenary, and Howard said that John was more than welcome to write that story[[note]]though the official ''Schlock Mercenary'' wiki says that the two aren't connected, as the two settings have drifted apart given a lack of communication between Messrs Tayler and Ringo[[/note]].