Dan
Story Acceptance
Howdy, Hopefully, quarantining isn’t draining your creative energy. Personally, I’m lucky. The creative juices continue to flow unabated....
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Dan
- Apr 8, 2020
- 2 min
Revisiting Failures
Howdy, I hope this post finds you in good spirits, despite the global pandemic. The other day, my sanity took a blow. The governor of my...
Dan
- Apr 4, 2020
- 1 min
Story Published
Howdy, I received some excellent news today! I just had my first work of fiction produced during the quarantine published over at...
Dan
- Mar 23, 2020
- 1 min
Flash Exercises
Howdy, Well, I knocked out a story for the March flash contest over at Aphelion. The theme is the watch–as in the city watch found in...
Dan
- Mar 15, 2020
- 1 min
Write Away
Howdy, Does the plague outbreak seem like something writers have been training for their entire lives? Long hours of self-isolation…etc.,...
Dan
- Mar 8, 2020
- 1 min
What Will Editing Bring?
Howdy, OK. I finally decide to take the plunge and have an editor look at one of my manuscripts (the YA fantasy to be specific). A good...
Dan
- Feb 28, 2020
- 2 min
What I've Been Reading, February 2020 Edition
Howdy, Recently, I finished off some excellent sci-fi and a book that falls somewhere between history and current events....
Dan
- Feb 22, 2020
- 1 min
Short Story Acceptance
Howdy, Got a little shot of authorial fentanyl last week when my short story, a sci-fi called Project Darwin, was accepted to the Burning...
Dan
- Feb 17, 2020
- 1 min
Updates on Projects
Howdy, My writing life is as tumultuous as US politics. At least, that's how it seems right now… okay, maybe that's hyperbole. First, the...
Dan
- Feb 1, 2020
- 1 min
Manuscript Completed
Howdy, My YA WIP is now complete. It's been through several rounds of editing, so hopefully, it's just down to the spit shine to make it...
Dan
- Jan 29, 2020
- 2 min
What I've been reading, January 2020 Edition
Howdy, The new year of reading is a bit more eclectic for me than usual, considering my typical fare is fantasy, science-fiction, and...
Dan
- Jan 18, 2020
- 1 min
Story Acceptance - Ghosts of the Past: 2019 Best of Anthology
Howdy, 2020 is starting out right for me writing-wise. Just last week, I was totally pumped to learn my sci-fi horror Second Date was...
Dan
- Jan 11, 2020
- 2 min
What I’ve Been Reading, January 2020 Edition
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...
Dan
- Jan 8, 2020
- 1 min
The Insanity of Querying Part II
Howdy, So, that darn query letter, eh? Well, I'm pretty pleased at the moment. Since revamping my query letter a few weeks back and...
Dan
- Jan 2, 2020
- 1 min
A New Writing Year
Howdy, Time to make those New Year writing resolutions! First, I'll look back on my resolutions from 2019. Finish the Arduous Edit -...
Dan
- Dec 30, 2019
- 1 min
Draft Completed
Howdy, Exciting news! This morning I finished the rough draft of my current WIP, a YA fantasy. This is really amazing, I knocked out this...
Dan
- Dec 22, 2019
- 2 min
What I've been reading, December 2019 Edition
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...
Dan
- Dec 14, 2019
- 1 min
The Insanity of Querying
Howdy, Lately, I've been enthralled by my current WIP. It is still going well. I continue to be super pleased with my progress. For the...
Dan
- Dec 11, 2019
- 1 min
The Writing Parent
Howdy, I write this during my final hours of single fatherhood. In the wee hours of tomorrow morning, my wife will return from a...
Dan
- Dec 1, 2019
- 1 min
NaNoWriMo 2019
Howdy, How did your NaNoWriMo go? Mine went swimmingly, thank you very much. As I've mentioned before, I didn't try to do anything crazy...
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