Dan's Sci-fi & Fantasy Blog

I just finished my initial plotting for my new WIP, a YA sci-fi. It’s still early days in the writing process, but I feel like I’ve...

I've had a great start to June. Just learned I’ve had a story accepted over at Fiction on the Web. I’m pretty pumped about this story,...

Howdy, Here’s an update on the various projects I’m working on at present. Hopefully, dictating this will help focus my mind on what I...

Howdy, Today is a pretty damn good writing day. I finally completed the Arduous Edit. In my last update, I stated I would look to...

Howdy, Well, I’ve dictated my query letter. On a scale of 1 to 10, it’s not horrible, but it is still shit… I suppose that’s true for any...

Howdy, Spent the weekend hacking through the first cut of a synopsis. Not exactly fun. I did, however, experience a wee bit of luck. I’m...

Howdy, The Arduous Edit is nearly complete. I just finished stage VI edits this morning, which I had intended to be the final read...

Howdy, It’s been an exciting week or so in my writing world. Reality intruded by way of the snowpocalypse. Cars ice skated down hills and...

Howdy, I just reached a massive milestone in the Arduous Edit. I’m now at 100% completion for stages II, III, & IV! The manuscript is...

Howdy, I am pleased to announce The Dive, my latest flash fiction sci-fi, is live now over at Aphelion. This is the second flash piece...

Howdy, Just received some fantastic news the other day. The Overlord’s Trials has been chosen to be part of Fantasia Divinity Magazine’s...

Howdy, I read through a proof of my latest flash sci-fi story to be accepted for publication. Having a story accepted never gets old....

Howdy, I made an auspicious discovery today. While perusing Amazon I noticed Fantasia Divinity Magazine finally published the paperback...

Howdy. The Arduous Edit continues to not be quite as arduous as I expect. Here are the vital statistics: I’ve completed the first...

Howdy, After about one month, the Arduous Edit is coming along far faster than I ever expected. Like holy moly fast. Having a week off...

Howdy, It’s time to reflect to reflect on accomplishments over this past year and set new goals. For me, this past year has been very...

Howdy, Happy Holidays, etc, etc.!!! Just a quick post highlighting some of the more interesting books I've read lately. The Crusades by...

Howdy, Well, I’m almost 3 weeks into the Arduous Edit. Good news. It’s not nearly as arduous as I feared. In fact, it feels much like the...

Howdy, As of today, you can listen to Humans First, my first foray into flash fiction, over at 600secondsaga.com. It is read by the...

Howdy, As of yesterday, December 1, 2018, I officially started what I am dubbing The Arduous Edit. Fingers crossed it’s not as arduous as...