by Dan | Aug 5, 2015 | fantasy, history, horror, steampunk, writing, writing tips
You got to get other people to look at your writing and give you honest feedback before you publish, you just have to. They can tell you what stuff they liked and what stuff they thought was boring. They can tell you what works well and what doesn’t make sense....
by Dan | Jun 21, 2015 | children's books, fantasy, juvenile fiction
WHITE WIND RISING Gunpowder & Alchemy Book 1 is free on Amazon right now through until the end of Monday (22nd June)! Download now from Amazon US and Amazon UK and enjoy! All Archer wants is to ask the Alchemist for more food for his family. Instead he is thrown...
by Dan | Jun 16, 2015 | children's books, fantasy, history, juvenile fiction, steampunk
In 1640s England, Writer is arrested in the night and put on trial by the Witchfinder General. Can she unlock her latent powers and free herself before the murderous Trial by Water? At the other end of the Vale, Keeper and his dragon are brutally seized by redcoats...
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...