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The Arduous Edit Enters the Home Stretch
Dan
  • Feb 17, 2019
  • 2 min

The Arduous Edit Enters the Home Stretch

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...
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The Arduous Edit: Milestone Achieved
Dan
  • Feb 10, 2019
  • 1 min

The Arduous Edit: Milestone Achieved

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...
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Published: The Dive
Dan
  • Feb 4, 2019
  • 1 min

Published: The Dive

Howdy, I am pleased to announce The Dive, my latest flash fiction sci-fi, is live now over at Aphelion. This is the second flash piece...
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Best of…
Dan
  • Feb 2, 2019
  • 1 min

Best of…

Howdy, Just received some fantastic news the other day. The Overlord’s Trials has been chosen to be part of Fantasia Divinity Magazine’s...
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Accepted: The Dive
Dan
  • Jan 29, 2019
  • 1 min

Accepted: The Dive

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....
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The Overlord’s Trials in print
Dan
  • Jan 27, 2019
  • 1 min

The Overlord’s Trials in print

Howdy, I made an auspicious discovery today. While perusing Amazon I noticed Fantasia Divinity Magazine finally published the paperback...
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The Arduous Edit Continues
Dan
  • Jan 21, 2019
  • 1 min

The Arduous Edit Continues

Howdy. The Arduous Edit continues to not be quite as arduous as I expect. Here are the vital statistics: I’ve completed the first...
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Write Damn Fine Stories
Dan
  • Jan 15, 2019
  • 2 min

Write Damn Fine Stories

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...
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The Arduous Edit, Update I
Dan
  • Jan 5, 2019
  • 2 min

The Arduous Edit, Update I

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...
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Reflections on a Year of Writing
Dan
  • Dec 31, 2018
  • 1 min

Reflections on a Year of Writing

Howdy, It’s time to reflect to reflect on accomplishments over this past year and set new goals. For me, this past year has been very...
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What I’ve been reading
Dan
  • Dec 24, 2018
  • 2 min

What I’ve been reading

Howdy, Happy Holidays, etc, etc.!!! Just a quick post highlighting some of the more interesting books I've read lately. The Crusades by...
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The Arduous Edit, Initial Thoughts
Dan
  • Dec 20, 2018
  • 1 min

The Arduous Edit, Initial Thoughts

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...
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Humans First Published
Dan
  • Dec 6, 2018
  • 1 min

Humans First Published

Howdy, As of today, you can listen to Humans First, my first foray into flash fiction, over at 600secondsaga.com. It is read by the...
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The Arduous Edit
Dan
  • Dec 2, 2018
  • 1 min

The Arduous Edit

Howdy, As of yesterday, December 1, 2018, I officially started what I am dubbing The Arduous Edit. Fingers crossed it’s not as arduous as...
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My NaNoWriMo Goal - Update II
Dan
  • Dec 1, 2018
  • 1 min

My NaNoWriMo Goal - Update II

Howdy, Well, I accomplished my NaNoWriMo goal – knockout, rewrite, and edit a complete short story. In other words, have it entirely...
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My NaNoWriMo Goal - Update
Dan
  • Nov 23, 2018
  • 1 min

My NaNoWriMo Goal - Update

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...
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My NaNoWriMo Goal
Dan
  • Nov 8, 2018
  • 1 min

My NaNoWriMo Goal

Howdy, Well, if you’re reading this, you probably know November is NaNoWriMo. Write a book in a month – holy cow! Even just a 50,000-word...
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The Great Rewrite is Complete!
Dan
  • Nov 3, 2018
  • 1 min

The Great Rewrite is Complete!

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...
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Mapping Scenes to the Hero’s Journey
Dan
  • Oct 17, 2018
  • 1 min

Mapping Scenes to the Hero’s Journey

Howdy, While reading the chapters about the steps in the hero’s journey in Christopher Vogler’s The Writer’s Journey, I started mapping...
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Get to the Oh Shit! Draft ASAP
Dan
  • Sep 30, 2018
  • 1 min

Get to the Oh Shit! Draft ASAP

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