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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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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Dan
- Sep 29, 2018
- 1 min
Using Mythic Archetypes to Evaluate Characters
Howdy, I’m still reading Christopher Vogler’s The Writer’s Journey, and I continue to be super impressed. Practically every page is...
Dan
- Sep 20, 2018
- 1 min
Story Acceptance: Humans First
Howdy, Awesome news! Just had another story accepted; this time over at 600SecondSaga.com. This publisher actually makes an audio...
Dan
- Sep 16, 2018
- 1 min
Evaluating Story Concepts
Howdy, I just started reading Christopher Vogler’s The Writer’s Journey. It’s one of those writing craft books I’ve known about for a...
Dan
- Sep 7, 2018
- 1 min
The Great Rewrite Update II
Howdy, I’m pleased to report, just the last time, the great rewrite is proceeding awesomely. Right now, I’m rewriting chapter 31....
Dan
- Aug 25, 2018
- 1 min
Constructing a Sympathetic Protagonist
Howdy, Holy Moly! Writing the Breakout Novel by Donald Maass is a real gem. I’ve had another eureka moment while studying it. He points...
Dan
- Aug 15, 2018
- 1 min
Construct Your Characters
Howdy, I don’t know about you, but characterization has always given me one hell of a hard time. I like to think I have improved this...
Dan
- Jul 31, 2018
- 1 min
The Overlord’s Trials Published!
Howdy, I just finished working with the editors over at Fantasia Divinity Magazine this weekend on The Overlord’s Trials. They published...
Dan
- Jul 26, 2018
- 2 min
The Great Rewrite Update I
Howdy, I’m pleased to report the great rewrite continues to go swimmingly. Currently, I’m cranking away on chapter 21. On a pure chapter...
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