Tag Archives: Sci-Fi

Chuck Wendig Challenge: Ten’ll Get You Five

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Daniel R Davis

Yep, another 1000 word flash challenge. Went about a hundred over this time, but don’t feel like trying to cut the words/rewrite. So here it is, the Chuck Wendig Ten Words Will Give You Five Challenge I chose, Ethereal, Storm, … Continue reading →

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Butterflies Are Eating My Stomach!

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Daniel R Davis

Or more precisely, I’ve been sent an acceptance letter! I’m not going to go into too many details yet until contracts are signed, but my novella was accepted. I’ve been giddy and sick for half the day. This is the … Continue reading →

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Another Chuck Wendig Challenge

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Daniel R Davis

Another Chuck Wendig challenge. This one was a little simpler, though I cheated just a little. Choose Your Random Sentence No editing on this one because I needed to get back to work on other things. Still, it came out … Continue reading →

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Off the Face of the Earth

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Daniel R Davis

No, I haven’t fallen off it, but usually from the beginning of December to mid January, my focus shifts toward making gifts for the holidays. The last month was no exception, though this time it’s left me with more pain … Continue reading →

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A Long Time Ago…

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Daniel R Davis

So, I just saw that on this day in 1977, Star Wars had its opening day. I don’t believe I went on opening day, but I did get to go soon after. I believe I was all of six or … Continue reading →

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Another One Down

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Daniel R Davis

Finished the 25k work and it’s out to Avon. Fingers are crossed that it’ll be well received. I managed to get it just under 25k on the word count and I feel really good about it. It reads well and … Continue reading →

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What’s Going On?

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Daniel R Davis

I haven’t fallen off the face of the earth yet, though I haven’t updated the blog in a bit. I finished the first round of major revisions on the Avon piece and I’m waiting for the second round to come … Continue reading →

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And Farnsworth Says…

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Daniel R Davis

Good News, Everyone! Well, it could be. We’ll see. As I said in my last post, I sent more queries out to publishers and agents last Wednesday. Yesterday, I got an email from one of them, after three days. Okay, … Continue reading →

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"My" Sci-Fi

Posted on April 12, 2010 by Daniel R Davis

Greetings, Today I’ve decided to talk about the type of sci-fi I enjoy. It’s the same sci-fi I like to write. And that’s space opera. Not what they call the “New Space Opera,” but space opera as defined by the … Continue reading →

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Second Draft Begins

Posted on February 19, 2010 by Daniel R Davis

Yes, I finally got some feedback on the Rogue 5 novel and I’m beginning the rewrite. It’s been slow going getting started. It seems everything in life the past couple weeks has been attempting to keep me from continuing. It’s … Continue reading →

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