by Dan | Jun 17, 2015 | writing, writing tips
I wrote Gunpowder & Alchemy Book 1 in one month. And then I bragged about it. So how come it took me six months to get Book 2 released? Give me a break! Sheesh. I’ve blogged along the way but here’s what’s been happening since January (it’s...
by Dan | May 26, 2015 | children's books, fantasy, juvenile fiction, writing, writing tips
“When you say you’re editing your book, what do you mean?” I’ve been asked this a few times now. Let me tell you what I have been up to since I finished the first draft of the new book (“first draft” means I wrote the whole story...
by Dan | Mar 28, 2015 | writing, writing tips
First draft is finished! Hurrah! But what does “finished” mean? For me it means I have all the chapters in and every chapter pretty much has a beginning, middle and an end. You can read the story as it is now and it is “a story”. There are...
by Dan | Jan 11, 2015 | inspiration, Sci-fi, writing, writing tips
Stargate SG1, the long-running but kind-of underrated sci-fi TV show ran from 1997 – 2008 but I only just watched it over the last few months. I saw a few of the first season back when it was first broadcast and then caught a few here and there but I never knew what...
by Dan | Dec 7, 2014 | writing, writing tips
I have written this post because following the release of White Wind Rising and my blog posts about how quickly I completed it (4 weeks!) people have been asking me how I write so flipping fast. Well, look, we’re all busy here so, in the spirit of alacrity and...
