Dan's Scifi & Fantasy Blog

Howdy, Lately, I've been reading fantasy with a side dish of YA dystopia. Two of the books are quite good but not great. The third book, ...

Howdy, I just had an article drop this month over at Literaryheist.com. That's pretty cool. It's part of my attempt at building out my wr...

Howdy, In this guest post, YA author Peter Dragon offers up an alternative to planning your novel. How to create a story – without planni...

Howdy, I have many irons in the furnace right now. Some are glowing brighter than others. The big kahuna, of course, is Solarflame. It's ...

Howdy, This past month has been a reading smorgasbord. I’ve consumed a dash of pop science, a historical action-adventure, and a YA sci-f...

Howdy, In the inaugural guest post for my blog, fellow author Katherine Soto offers tips to tamp down to procrastinator in all of us. Enjoy.

Howdy, Liberty Station was published over at Fiction on the Web last week. Bigotry is a theme that runs through the story. The inspiratio...

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

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 ...

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...

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

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,...

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. Thi...

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

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

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

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 ...

Howdy, Hopefully, with everything going on in the world, you've found time to read and study published works. I've been reading steadily,...

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

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 ...