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NaNoWriMo 2019
Dan
  • Dec 1, 2019
  • 1 min

NaNoWriMo 2019

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...
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The Tribulations of Querying
Dan
  • Nov 27, 2019
  • 1 min

The Tribulations of Querying

Howdy, Happy Turkey Day Eve! Is there anything worse than trying to market your manuscript to agents and editors, etc.? Probably not....
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November Update
Dan
  • Nov 22, 2019
  • 2 min

November Update

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...
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Stolen Elections and School Shootings
Dan
  • Nov 15, 2019
  • 1 min

Stolen Elections and School Shootings

Howdy, All the wild news from the impeachment hearings to the latest school shooting has reminded me of a sci-fi short story called War...
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YA WIP November 2019 Progress Report
Dan
  • Nov 2, 2019
  • 2 min

YA WIP November 2019 Progress Report

Howdy, Another November rolls around, another month of NaNoWriMo. Several people from my writing group are participating this year. I’m...
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Story Publication – Isolation Anthology
Dan
  • Oct 27, 2019
  • 1 min

Story Publication – Isolation Anthology

Howdy, Just in time for Halloween, Second Date, my first horror short story, is out in the Isolation Anthology from Fantasia Divinity...
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YA WIP Progress Report
Dan
  • Oct 1, 2019
  • 1 min

YA WIP Progress Report

Howdy, I'm super pleased with my writing progress this September. I wrote approximately 20,000 words. 20,000! That's quite a bit for me....
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Writing Projects
Dan
  • Sep 18, 2019
  • 1 min

Writing Projects

Howdy, Right now, it feels like I have tons of iron in the writing fire. My new YA WIP proceeds at breakneck speed, which is totally...
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Going too well? Part II
Dan
  • Sep 11, 2019
  • 1 min

Going too well? Part II

Howdy, Well, it feels like it’s been a few weeks since I’ve written a post. I guess it has been, my last blog entry was on August 25th....
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Going too well?
Dan
  • Aug 26, 2019
  • 1 min

Going too well?

Howdy, Planning for my new novel-length WIP is going great with a capital G. I mean really fantastic. Fast, smooth, no hiccups. That...
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Willamette Writers Conference in-depth: Tex Thompson
Dan
  • Aug 21, 2019
  • 1 min

Willamette Writers Conference in-depth: Tex Thompson

Howdy, This is the first of a little bit more in-depth writeup of my time at the Willamette Writers Conference. I’ll start off with...
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Story Published
Dan
  • Aug 16, 2019
  • 1 min

Story Published

Howdy, Received some nice news today. I just had my sci-fi short story, The Trial, published over at Ansible. Pretty exciting. As is...
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Willamette Writers Conference Overview
Dan
  • Aug 12, 2019
  • 2 min

Willamette Writers Conference Overview

Howdy, This is the first of what will likely be several posts about the Willamette Writers Conference. This year’s conference (2019) is...
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Story Acceptance
Dan
  • Aug 5, 2019
  • 1 min

Story Acceptance

Howdy, I’ve had one hell of a great writing weekend. The Willamette Writers Conference over the weekend was perhaps the best one I’ve...
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Writer’s Conference Time
Dan
  • Aug 3, 2019
  • 1 min

Writer’s Conference Time

Howdy, Well, I’m going to be a busy bee this weekend. Willamette Writers Conference. This won’t be my first rodeo, but I haven’t been to...
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My Next WIP
Dan
  • Jul 28, 2019
  • 2 min

My Next WIP

Howdy, It wasn’t that long ago I said I had officially started my new WIP. Well, there’s some good news bad news on that. I had started...
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Apollo 11
Dan
  • Jul 26, 2019
  • 2 min

Apollo 11

Howdy, You’d have to be living totally off the grid not to have caught wind of all the hoopla surrounding the 50th anniversary of the...
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That Darn Synopsis
Dan
  • Jul 16, 2019
  • 1 min

That Darn Synopsis

Howdy, Lately, I’ve made some excellent progress on improving my novel’s synopsis. No secret. Just revise, revise, and revise some more....
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The Wall has Dropped
Dan
  • Jul 7, 2019
  • 1 min

The Wall has Dropped

Howdy, I had an excellent start to July in my writerly world. My latest sci-fi short story The Wall was published last week over at...
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 Sabotage Published
Dan
  • Jun 25, 2019
  • 1 min

Sabotage Published

Great June so far for having short stories accepted and published. My sci-fi short story Sabotage went live the other day over at Altered...
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