Dan's Scifi & Fantasy Blog

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...

Howdy, My YA WIP is now complete. It's been through several rounds of editing, so hopefully, it's just down to the spit shine to make it sparkle. The manuscr...

Howdy, The new year of reading is a bit more eclectic for me than usual, considering my typical fare is fantasy, science-fiction, and suspense/thriller. This...

Howdy, 2020 is starting out right for me writing-wise. Just last week, I was totally pumped to learn my sci-fi horror Second Date was selected for publicatio...

Howdy, I’ve started the new year off with a thriller and a couple of fantasy novels, including an introduction to the Witcher. I read The Last Wish in prepar...

Howdy, So, that darn query letter, eh? Well, I'm pretty pleased at the moment. Since revamping my query letter a few weeks back and sending out a batch of qu...

Howdy, Time to make those New Year writing resolutions! First, I'll look back on my resolutions from 2019. Finish the Arduous Edit - DONE! Go/no-go decision ...

Howdy, Exciting news! This morning I finished the rough draft of my current WIP, a YA fantasy. This is really amazing, I knocked out this draft in three mont...

Howdy, Recently, I polished off a couple of extra-long audiobooks. I listened to both of these on Libby, the audiobook app that lets you check out books fro...

Howdy, Lately, I've been enthralled by my current WIP. It is still going well. I continue to be super pleased with my progress. For the past few days, though...

Howdy, I write this during my final hours of single fatherhood. In the wee hours of tomorrow morning, my wife will return from a mini-vacation she took with ...

Howdy, How did your NaNoWriMo go? Mine went swimmingly, thank you very much. As I've mentioned before, I didn't try to do anything crazy like knockout 50,000...

Howdy, Happy Turkey Day Eve! Is there anything worse than trying to market your manuscript to agents and editors, etc.? Probably not. Although, I find waitin...

Lately, I've been devouring YA. I’ve read some exceptional YA over the past month or so. This is great since my current WIP is a YA fantasy. Tool of War by P...

Howdy, As NaNoWriMo passes its midpoint, I continue to be pleased with my progress on my YA WIP. So far in November, I’ve knocked out 8 chapters for a hair o...