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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...

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Mar 23, 20201 min read
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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 15, 20201 min read
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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
Mar 8, 20201 min read
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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 28, 20202 min read
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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 22, 20201 min read
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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 16, 20201 min read
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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
Feb 1, 20201 min read
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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 28, 20202 min read
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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 18, 20201 min read
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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 11, 20202 min read
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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 8, 20201 min read
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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
Jan 1, 20201 min read
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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 30, 20191 min read
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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 21, 20192 min read
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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 14, 20191 min read
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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 10, 20191 min read
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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...

Dan
Dec 1, 20191 min read
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The Tribulations of Querying
Howdy, Happy Turkey Day Eve! Is there anything worse than trying to market your manuscript to agents and editors, etc.? Probably not....

Dan
Nov 27, 20191 min read
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What I’ve been reading, November 2019 Edition
Lately, I've been devouring YA. I’ve read some exceptional YA over the past month or so. This is great since my current WIP is a YA...

Dan
Nov 23, 20191 min read
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November Update
Howdy, As NaNoWriMo passes its midpoint, I continue to be pleased with my progress on my YA WIP. So far in November, I’ve knocked out 8...

Dan
Nov 21, 20192 min read
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