Dan's Sci-fi & Fantasy Blog

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...

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...

Howdy, I just finished working with the editors over at Fantasia Divinity Magazine this weekend on The Overlord’s Trials. They published...

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...

Howdy, I’ve been back from Kauai for a week now. Back to rewriting and editing and editing some more. I’ve also been working my way...

Howdy, I just got back from a quick family vacation to the beautiful island of Kauai. Anyway, while I was away, War Machine was published...

Howdy, As June come to an end, I excitedly anticipate my two short stories coming out in July. It reminds me of some advice I heard...

Howdy, Matt Bird recommends accepting that the rough draft/1st draft/completed manuscript will need to be entirely rewritten. I’ve...

Howdy, Today I saw a disturbing interview with the ICE director on PBS. He stated separating children from their parents is part of the...

Howdy, I recently finished a couple more thought-provoking books. Of course, one book is Manuscript Makeover by Elizabeth Lyon,...

Howdy, I received some mind-bogglingly good news the other day. Just had another story accepted, this time my near future sci-fi called...

Howdy, Today I thought I’d write about yet another informative chapter out of Elizabeth Lyon’s fantastic book Manuscript Makeover. This...

Howdy, I'm starting a new series of posts about what I've been reading lately. I'll stick to science fiction and fantasy. For the...

Howdy, After a long day of training, I received some great news. Another story accepted for publication; this time a fantasy short story...

Howdy, Today I thought I'd share a great resource to refer to when attempting to find a publication for your work, especially short...

Howdy, Happy Monday! Wakizashi is up at https://aurorawolf.com/2018/04/wakizashi/. Here's a teaser: a decrepit samurai must win one last...

Howdy, Recently, I started revising my latest manuscript. Yes, I did take Matt Bird's advice and set aside the draft for a few weeks…...

Howdy, Got some good news today. I found out The Future of Our Prosperity is included in the Editor's Choice for the last quarter over on...

Howdy, I first heard about riff-writing from book editor Elizabeth Lyon when she visited my writing group a few years back. The riff in...

Howdy, This post is another tip from The Secrets of Story by Matt Bird. It's one I've taken advantage of many times in the past. Matt...