Dan's Sci-fi & Fantasy Blog

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

Howdy, Today is a pretty damn good writing day. I finally completed the Arduous Edit. In my last update, I stated I would look to...

Howdy, After reading my query letter to the writer’s guild, I quickly figured out it’s closer to horseshit than not. As you may recall...

Howdy, Well, I’ve dictated my query letter. On a scale of 1 to 10, it’s not horrible, but it is still shit… I suppose that’s true for any...

Howdy, I lucked out! Shortly after writing my first post about the Dreaded Synopsis, I found a really great resource – Jane Friedman’s...

Howdy, Pretty pumped today. Just received my copy of Echoes of the Past, a best of 2018 anthology published by Fantasia Divinity...

Howdy, Spent the weekend hacking through the first cut of a synopsis. Not exactly fun. I did, however, experience a wee bit of luck. I’m...

Howdy, The Arduous Edit is nearly complete. I just finished stage VI edits this morning, which I had intended to be the final read...

Howdy, It’s been an exciting week or so in my writing world. Reality intruded by way of the snowpocalypse. Cars ice skated down hills and...

Howdy, I just reached a massive milestone in the Arduous Edit. I’m now at 100% completion for stages II, III, & IV! The manuscript is...

Howdy, Just received some fantastic news the other day. The Overlord’s Trials has been chosen to be part of Fantasia Divinity Magazine’s...

Howdy, I read through a proof of my latest flash sci-fi story to be accepted for publication. Having a story accepted never gets old....

Howdy. The Arduous Edit continues to not be quite as arduous as I expect. Here are the vital statistics: I’ve completed the first...

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...

Howdy, After about one month, the Arduous Edit is coming along far faster than I ever expected. Like holy moly fast. Having a week off...

Howdy, Well, I’m almost 3 weeks into the Arduous Edit. Good news. It’s not nearly as arduous as I feared. In fact, it feels much like the...

Howdy, I’ve knocked out short story this month, just completed it this morning. The draft that is! Seeing that there are only seven days...

Howdy, Holy moly level great news! The Great Rewrite is done and dusted. It took a little bit longer than I hoped, but still went, all in...

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

Howdy, An interesting article recently got passed around on the old email by members of my writing group. This particular article on the...