Dan's Sci-fi & Fantasy Blog

Another missive from the edges of sanity—it's WIP Report time! I planned to give Robbie, the protagonist in the Vampire Dragons WIP, a dog at home that he misses while away at a soccer tournament. While writing the draft, I decided to give another canine a more prominent role.

What aspect of writing do you struggle with the most? When I first started out trying to string sentences together, you could say I wrestled with the whole kit and caboodle—even if I didn't realize it. But what I grappled with the most in those early days was characterization, unless cardboard characters without discernible emotions are your jam! So I thought I'd take a moment to pontificate on some of my favorite denizens in fantasy and sci-fi literature. 500th Post!!!!! Whe

Another missive from the edges of sanity—it's WIP Report time! Recently, I had eureka moment and wrote a reasonably nice draft of a query letter for my WIP, which got me thinking about comps, a.ka. comparable titles.

As hard as it is to believe, Solarflame, my epic fantasy, featuring dragons, of course, releases in a week! I thought I wouldtake a few moments to reflect on how this book finally became reality.

As hard as it is to believe, I have two new releases coming out in the next two months—Solarflame in March and The Bane of Dragons in April. That will give me six published novels under my belt. Of these, five feature dragons. So, it begs the question, why dragons?

It's that time of year to expound upon my favorite reads. These aren’t necessarily books that were written in 2025, but they are the most memorable I read last year. If you're looking to add to your TBR for 2026, these books are well worth your attention. Without further ado, the books.

A new year means new writing goals! I'm not a big one for New Year's resolutions, but jotting down writing goals helps make them achievable. If you haven't tried this before, you might want to give it a spin if you have difficulty fulfilling your writerly goals—you never know what might push you over the finish line to put the end on a short story or novel, etc.

Today on the blog, debut author Jake Korell provide insight into his writing process and drops the deets on his debut speculative fiction novel, The Second World.

Discover essential Copywriting Tips for Writers from expert Colin Brush. Enhance your skills with these practical copywriting tips for success.

Explore how to write ya sci fi books that resonate with deeper meaning. Discover insights from author Christian Hurst on crafting impactful ya sci-fi books.

Today on the blog, freelance editor and author Rachel A. Greco provides ample advice on adding tension to your prose.

Today on the blog, I welcome back speculative fiction author and editor at Metastellar Magazine, E. S. Foster, who provides insight on how to impressive lit mag editors. Read carefully, my fellow scribes, she is an editor, after all!

Today on the blog, speculative fiction author and editor at Metastellar Magazine, E. S. Foster provides invaluable advice about battling perfectionism while crafting a story.

For the past year or so, I've been mining the Internet for writerly quotes that I find particularly interesting or inspiring. Here, I have

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.

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

Today on the blog, author Joanne Ryan Curran dishes on her new release, The Cards That Changed My Life . The Cards That Change My Life...

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...