Dan's Sci-fi & Fantasy Blog

Lately, it's been a smorgasbord of speculative fiction with a thriller thrown in for good measure. Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames...

Check out Dark Reflections by Kelsey Ketch!

Howdy, Check out Cherie Colyer's book, sounds exciting.

Howdy, Like many writers out there, I read quite a bit, and I have a massive backlog of books to read. Here are a few highlights from my...

Howdy, Most recently, it's been fantasies of the grimdark variety and popsci for me. Each book is quite excellent, surprisingly so in...

Do you have writing advice for aspiring writers? The best advice I can give that relates to this statement is that Practice Makes...

Howdy, Did someone turn back the clock or forget to hit the reset button? Don't we get to hit reset when the ball drops for the New Year?...

Howdy, It's great to see 2020 in the rearview, isn't it? I mean, phew! I'm still wiping my brow. In 2021, I have a bunch of books I'd...

Howdy, Recently, it occurred to me I've read scads of books during this year of pandemonium. Here are a few that, for one reason or...

Howdy, Is your critique group surviving the pandemic restrictions on social gatherings? Maybe your group has always been a virtual one....

Howdy, I figure it's a time for a NaNoWriMo update. Admittedly, I'm not hacking out as many words as I would like to. Not nearly as many....

Howdy, A bright light flares on the writing front, making the year a whisker more tolerable. My story Skin Deep appears in the print...

Howdy, Time to drop my second batch of books for the month. All speculative fiction this time, including one hell of a novella. I don't...

Howdy, Okay, okay. Tell me. Have you watched Lovecraft Country on HBO? Have you read the book by Matt Ruff? Why not?! Alright, I know...

Howdy, Will 2020 be a NaNoWriMo like none other or what? I typically don't go out of my way to participate in NaNoWriMo, but maybe this...

Howdy, I've resisted writing about shows on this blog, but one has recently come up that is worth mentioning: The Social Dilemma. I...

Howdy, I've been thinking lately about my favorite authors, how they've changed over time, and who they are today. Years ago, my favorite...

Howdy, Finally, I've finished Robert Jordan's epic fantasy series The Wheel of Time. Just a warning, I might drop in a spoiler or two for...

Howdy, Just had a story accepted, this time over at The Horror Zine. I'd classify the tale, called Skin Deep, as sci-fi horror. I'm...

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...