Dan's Scifi & Fantasy Blog

Howdy, A bit of pleasurable news today. My fantasy flash story Scars was just published over at The Arcanist. They did an audio version of the story, and I h...

Howdy, I've encountered on the Internet and heard on the news scads of comments that boil down to this: I never guessed I'd be here five years ago. Every tim...

Howdy, Some people claim to be reading more than usual due to stay home orders. Me, not so much. Overall, my reading habits are about the same as pre-lockdow...

Howdy, I continue to be happy with having my YA WIP looked at by a professional editor. There are two significant advantages to having this done. 1. In my e...

Howdy, Now that I'm a soon to be published novelist, I've discovered something. I need to be serious about my platform. Whatever that is, exactly...??? I know...

Howdy, A few months ago, I decided to take the plunge and hire an editor to take a look at my YA WIP. I did this for several reasons. This being before Solar...

Howdy, Social distancing measures are extended in my neck of the woods. I think that's a good thing, overall. Social distance for another month or catch the ...

Howdy, If you heard some hollering last week, that was me. I received the most awesome news that Solarflame, my debut fantasy novel, has been picked up for p...

Howdy, More fantastic news. I have short story that will be published this month over at Swords and Sorcery Magazine. This is another tale that started off a...

Howdy, Just a quick note of positivity. The last couple of weeks have been pretty fantastic for me on the acceptance front. I just had a flash story called S...

Howdy, Hopefully, with everything going on in the world, you've found time to read and study published works. I've been reading steadily, but no more than us...

Howdy, Hopefully, quarantining isn’t draining your creative energy. Personally, I’m lucky. The creative juices continue to flow unabated. On the downside, de...

Howdy, I hope this post finds you in good spirits, despite the global pandemic. The other day, my sanity took a blow. The governor of my fine state announced...

Howdy, I received some excellent news today! I just had my first work of fiction produced during the quarantine published over at (mac)ro(mic). The story is ...

Howdy, Well, I knocked out a story for the March flash contest over at Aphelion. The theme is the watch–as in the city watch found in numerous fantasy storie...

Howdy, Does the plague outbreak seem like something writers have been training for their entire lives? Long hours of self-isolation…etc., etc. Maybe not. Sti...

Howdy, OK. I finally decide to take the plunge and have an editor look at one of my manuscripts (the YA fantasy to be specific). A good deal available throug...

Howdy, Recently, I finished off some excellent sci-fi and a book that falls somewhere between history and current events. Unintentionally, at least on a cons...

Howdy, Got a little shot of authorial fentanyl last week when my short story, a sci-fi called Project Darwin, was accepted to the Burning Dreams Anthology (t...

Howdy, My writing life is as tumultuous as US politics. At least, that's how it seems right now… okay, maybe that's hyperbole. First, the somewhat depressing...