Dan's Sci-fi & Fantasy Blog

Howdy, A few months ago, I decided to take the plunge and hire an editor to take a look at my YA WIP. I did this for several reasons....

Howdy, Social distancing measures are extended in my neck of the woods. I think that's a good thing, overall. Social distance for another...

Howdy, More fantastic news. I have short story that will be published this month over at Swords and Sorcery Magazine. This is another...

Howdy, Just a quick note of positivity. The last couple of weeks have been pretty fantastic for me on the acceptance front. I just had a...

Howdy, Hopefully, with everything going on in the world, you've found time to read and study published works. I've been reading steadily,...

Howdy, Hopefully, quarantining isn’t draining your creative energy. Personally, I’m lucky. The creative juices continue to flow unabated....

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...

Howdy, I received some excellent news today! I just had my first work of fiction produced during the quarantine published over at...

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...

Howdy, Does the plague outbreak seem like something writers have been training for their entire lives? Long hours of self-isolation…etc.,...

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...

Howdy, Recently, I finished off some excellent sci-fi and a book that falls somewhere between history and current events....

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...

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...

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...

Howdy, The new year of reading is a bit more eclectic for me than usual, considering my typical fare is fantasy, science-fiction, and...

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...

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...

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...

Howdy, Time to make those New Year writing resolutions! First, I'll look back on my resolutions from 2019. Finish the Arduous Edit -...