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

Dan
May 2, 20201 min read


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

Dan
Apr 25, 20201 min read


Story Acceptance
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...

Dan
Apr 22, 20201 min read


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

Dan
Apr 16, 20201 min read


Revisiting Failures
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...

Dan
Apr 7, 20202 min read


Story Published
Howdy, I received some excellent news today! I just had my first work of fiction produced during the quarantine published over at...

Dan
Apr 3, 20201 min read


Write Away
Howdy, Does the plague outbreak seem like something writers have been training for their entire lives? Long hours of self-isolation…etc.,...

Dan
Mar 15, 20201 min read


What Will Editing Bring?
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...

Dan
Mar 8, 20201 min read


What I've Been Reading, February 2020 Edition
Howdy, Recently, I finished off some excellent sci-fi and a book that falls somewhere between history and current events....

Dan
Feb 28, 20202 min read


Short Story Acceptance
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...

Dan
Feb 22, 20201 min read


Updates on Projects
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...

Dan
Feb 16, 20201 min read


Manuscript Completed
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...

Dan
Feb 1, 20201 min read


What I've been reading, January 2020 Edition
Howdy, The new year of reading is a bit more eclectic for me than usual, considering my typical fare is fantasy, science-fiction, and...

Dan
Jan 28, 20202 min read


Story Acceptance - Ghosts of the Past: 2019 Best of Anthology
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...

Dan
Jan 18, 20201 min read


The Insanity of Querying Part II
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...

Dan
Jan 8, 20201 min read


A New Writing Year
Howdy, Time to make those New Year writing resolutions! First, I'll look back on my resolutions from 2019. Finish the Arduous Edit -...

Dan
Jan 1, 20201 min read


Draft Completed
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...

Dan
Dec 30, 20191 min read


The Insanity of Querying
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...

Dan
Dec 14, 20191 min read


The Writing Parent
Howdy, I write this during my final hours of single fatherhood. In the wee hours of tomorrow morning, my wife will return from a...

Dan
Dec 10, 20191 min read


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...

Dan
Dec 1, 20191 min read
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