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The Insanity of Querying Part II
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...
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A New Writing Year
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 -...
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Draft Completed
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...
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What I've been reading, December 2019 Edition
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...
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The Insanity of Querying
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...
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The Writing Parent
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...
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NaNoWriMo 2019
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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The Tribulations of Querying
Dan
  • Nov 27, 2019
  • 1 min

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....
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What I’ve been reading, November 2019 Edition
Dan
  • Nov 24, 2019
  • 1 min

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...
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November Update
Dan
  • Nov 22, 2019
  • 2 min

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...
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Stolen Elections and School Shootings
Dan
  • Nov 15, 2019
  • 1 min

Stolen Elections and School Shootings

Howdy, All the wild news from the impeachment hearings to the latest school shooting has reminded me of a sci-fi short story called War...
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YA WIP November 2019 Progress Report
Dan
  • Nov 2, 2019
  • 2 min

YA WIP November 2019 Progress Report

Howdy, Another November rolls around, another month of NaNoWriMo. Several people from my writing group are participating this year. I’m...
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Story Publication – Isolation Anthology
Dan
  • Oct 27, 2019
  • 1 min

Story Publication – Isolation Anthology

Howdy, Just in time for Halloween, Second Date, my first horror short story, is out in the Isolation Anthology from Fantasia Divinity...
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What I have been reading, October 2019 Edition
Dan
  • Oct 21, 2019
  • 2 min

What I have been reading, October 2019 Edition

Howdy, I’ve gobbled up some satisfying adult fantasy and YA sci-fi since the last reading update. So, without further ado, here we go....
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Thoughts On Planning
Dan
  • Oct 16, 2019
  • 2 min

Thoughts On Planning

Howdy, After reading On Writing by Stephen King and discovering the master storyteller doesn’t plan (most of the time, anyway), I started...
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Thoughts On Writing
Dan
  • Oct 8, 2019
  • 2 min

Thoughts On Writing

Howdy, I finished reading On Writing by Stephen King a couple of weeks ago. As I mentioned before, there is a lot to digest in this...
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YA WIP Progress Report
Dan
  • Oct 1, 2019
  • 1 min

YA WIP Progress Report

Howdy, I'm super pleased with my writing progress this September. I wrote approximately 20,000 words. 20,000! That's quite a bit for me....
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What I’ve been Reading, Sept. 2019 Edition
Dan
  • Sep 24, 2019
  • 2 min

What I’ve been Reading, Sept. 2019 Edition

Howdy, It’s been a while since I’ve written a post about what I’ve been reading. Lately, I’ve been plowing through YA fantasy novels....
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Writing Projects
Dan
  • Sep 18, 2019
  • 1 min

Writing Projects

Howdy, Right now, it feels like I have tons of iron in the writing fire. My new YA WIP proceeds at breakneck speed, which is totally...
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Going too well? Part II
Dan
  • Sep 11, 2019
  • 1 min

Going too well? Part II

Howdy, Well, it feels like it’s been a few weeks since I’ve written a post. I guess it has been, my last blog entry was on August 25th....
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