Dan's Sci-fi & Fantasy Blog

Today is release day for the fourth and final volume of The Allison Lee Chronicles! When I first started my writerly journey, one of my goals was to complete an epic fantasy series…well, I ended up writing a YA urban fantasy series! Bucket list item checked!

Meet Kyt, an alien known as a rax and confident to none other than Allison's nemesis, General Bane. She quickly bonds with Allison Lee and is a prominent character in the fourth and final volume of The Allison Lee Chronicles, The Bane Dragons.

Meet Pallas, a wayward skaag warrior, befriended by Allison Lee and a prominent character in the fourth and final volume of The Allison Lee Chronicles, The Bane Dragons.

On the 20th of next month The Bane of Dragons, the fourth & final volume of The Allison Lee Chronicles drops! So exciting, especially since this volume completes my first fantasy series!

When I started writing Dragons Walk Among Us, I knew I wanted to produce a series, but I didn't put much thought into planning/plotting/outlining the subsequent books. I had the sense that what I had written was good, far better than what I had ever produced before, but I wasn't confident that I find an agent or publisher.

This is one of those fun posts for an author: the fourth and final volume of The Allison Lee Chronicles is under contract! You can read the prologue here for free. A Moment to Celebrate - YA Fantasy Series Complete My typical jubilation when I finish a story or publish a novel is to start writing the next one. No pause. No rest. My only drink, a cup of coffee. But being on the cusp of finishing Allison's adventures once and for all does feel like a bucket list moment. When I

Stay updated with the latest fantasy book news on Vol. 4 Update. Discover the journey of The Allison Lee Chronicles' final volume. Fantasy book news awaits!

Having completed and submitted the ghost story, I have turned my attention back to Allison's fourth and final adventure

It's time for updates on my various projects. I have so many going on that I sometimes feel overwhelmed—but so far, so good!

The feelings of satisfaction and accomplishment after signing another book contract never gets old! That's right, the ghost story is under c

A new year will undoubtedly bring new inspirations—or so I hope. The one-time resident writer of my critique group, a best-selling...

Inspiration What inspires you? What inspires me? The picture above exudes a sci-fi vibe. In my opinion, at least. It reminds me of Dune...

How time sometimes seems to fly! Now that the end of 2024 closes in, it's time to etch my writing goals for 2025 into digital stone.

Lately, I've been feeling pretty darn accomplished. 2024 has been a great year in writing for yours truly…

A while back I used Dall-E to generate images for my characters from The Allison Lee Chronicles. It was an interesting and somewhat fun expe

I'm abuzz with pleasure today. Why, do you ask? Well, that's because my humorous fantasy short story, A Debt Paid , finally found a home...

The Wrath of Monsters has garnered additional publicity in the past few weeks. This time in well-established literary publications....

Wild times! The last few months have been wild with a number of changes for the fam. The biggest change is we moved to a domicile closer...

In the latest entry of my book marketing series, I talk about the strategy/tactics I employed for my latest release. You can find my...

Release Day Release day is finally here! That's right, today is June 19, 2024. I've been saying for a long time that I reckoned The Wrath...