Dan's Scifi & Fantasy Blog

Howdy, Some people claim to be reading more than usual due to stay home orders. Me, not so much. Overall, my reading habits are about the same as pre-lockdow...

Howdy, Hopefully, with everything going on in the world, you've found time to read and study published works. I've been reading steadily, but no more than us...

Howdy, Does the plague outbreak seem like something writers have been training for their entire lives? Long hours of self-isolation…etc., etc. Maybe not. Sti...

Howdy, Recently, I finished off some excellent sci-fi and a book that falls somewhere between history and current events. Unintentionally, at least on a cons...

Howdy, The new year of reading is a bit more eclectic for me than usual, considering my typical fare is fantasy, science-fiction, and suspense/thriller. This...

Howdy, I’ve started the new year off with a thriller and a couple of fantasy novels, including an introduction to the Witcher. I read The Last Wish in prepar...

Howdy, Recently, I polished off a couple of extra-long audiobooks. I listened to both of these on Libby, the audiobook app that lets you check out books fro...

Lately, I've been devouring YA. I’ve read some exceptional YA over the past month or so. This is great since my current WIP is a YA fantasy. Tool of War by P...

Howdy, I’ve gobbled up some satisfying adult fantasy and YA sci-fi since the last reading update. So, without further ado, here we go. Uprooted by Naomi Novi...

Howdy, After reading On Writing by Stephen King and discovering the master storyteller doesn’t plan (most of the time, anyway), I started thinking about the ...

Howdy, I finished reading On Writing by Stephen King a couple of weeks ago. As I mentioned before, there is a lot to digest in this relatively thin volume. W...

Howdy, It’s been a while since I’ve written a post about what I’ve been reading. Lately, I’ve been plowing through YA fantasy novels. Seraphina and Shadow Sc...

Lately, I’ve been listening to audiobooks on Libby, an app that lets you check out audiobooks and e-books from your local library. It’s pretty cool. You have...

Well, since my last post on this topic, I’ve breezed through a handful of interesting books. I’ll start with the longest tome of them all. Fire and Blood by ...

Howdy, I recently finished reading Self-Editing for Fiction Writers by Renni Browne and Dave King. You might recall, that I referenced this craft book in an...

Howdy, So far 2019 has been a good year for reading – at least for me. Here are the highlights. The Consuming Fire Listened to this one on audible. What can ...

Howdy, I recently finished Damn Fine Story by Chuck Wendig, and it’s, well, a damn fine writing craft book. If you haven’t read anything by Chuck, his style ...

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

Howdy, While reading the chapters about the steps in the hero’s journey in Christopher Vogler’s The Writer’s Journey, I started mapping chapters I’ve been wo...

Howdy, I’m still reading Christopher Vogler’s The Writer’s Journey, and I continue to be super impressed. Practically every page is chock-full of useful info...