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42 The Wandering Warrior 2/3

Posted on February 3, 2014 by dan

LISTEN to the podcast I’m back with Cory Trego-Erdner and his concept art for an epic fantasy project based on Japanese and Pacific-Northwest mythology. We talk about what medium of storytelling one should choose as well as… Game of Thrones the books … Continue reading →

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Wanted: Paid Editor for YA fantasy

Posted on January 29, 2014 by dan

Hello all! My friend Kalin Nenov of the Human Library is translating a YA fantasy and he needs your help. Specifically, he needs help with copy-editing (that is catching typos and grammatical errors, as well as any other suggestions about word … Continue reading →

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41 The Wandering Warrior 1/3

Posted on January 27, 2014 by dan

LISTEN to podcast This week I’m talking with concept artist and illustrator Cory Trego-Erdner and his concept art for an epic fantasy project based on Japanese and Pacific-Northwest mythology. And then I get my nerd on. And then Cory actually manages … Continue reading →

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40 Adventure Fiction 5

Posted on January 20, 2014 by dan

Listen to PODCAST I’m still talking with artist, cartoonist, and writer Steve LeCouiliard, creator of Una the Blade and (with Leia Weathington), the co-creator of the historical adventure Silk and Gold. Here we move on to the weighty topic of historical accuracy in fantasy and … Continue reading →

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39 Adventure Fiction 4

Posted on January 13, 2014 by dan

LISTEN to podcast Happy 2014! I hope you enjoyed the break. In case you’ve forgotten in the past month, I’m still talking with artist, cartoonist, and writer Steve LeCouiliard, creator of Una the Blade. We begin our discussion with the Africa-Inspired Sorcerer Culture he … Continue reading →

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New Frontiers is ready!

Posted on December 18, 2013 by dan

So, as I have been subtly hinting over the past year, I have been writing a novel called New Frontiers. It’s a scifi/humor murder mystery about sex, aliens, sex with aliens, and the Hard Problem of Consciousness. And it is now … Continue reading →

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Vocab story

Posted on December 10, 2013 by dan

A while ago, a student asked me to write a story for him, using the words of his vocabulary list in context. So I did. I didn’t plan, I didn’t even look very far down the list to see what words … Continue reading →

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Christmas break

Posted on December 9, 2013 by dan

Hey everyone. With the holidays and the fact my house has been without wired internet for the last two weeks, I can’t keep up with the podcast schedule. So this is Christmas break. New podcasts are coming on the 13th … Continue reading →

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On revsion

Posted on December 4, 2013 by dan

Back in August I posted an example of my process of plotting and writing a scene in what was then chapter 10 of my unfinished novel, New Frontiers. Now that the first draft of New Frontiers is finished, it might … Continue reading →

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38 Adventure Fiction 3/3

Posted on December 2, 2013 by dan

LISTEN to podcast I’m talking again with artist, cartoonist, and writer Steve LeCouiliard, creator of Una the Blade. We continue our smarty-pants talk about such things as: Elephantmen Steve’s multi-artist collaborative project in the Una-verse. (yes, I am going to keep calling it that) … Continue reading →

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