“Dan made us feel relaxed and took lots of time to ask us really good questions.” Odette Barr, co-author of Follow the Goose Butt, Camelia Airheart! “It was so much fun! Dan is a cross between a talk show host and a game show host.” Virginia Finnie, author of the Hey Warrior Kids book […]
Hey, with feedback this good, you gotta share it! – Dan . Hi Dan, I finished The Navigators yesterday and wanted to send my thoughts. First of all, great read! It was a book that I read mostly on the Metro Train (commuter train) to and from work. At the end of my trip, either […]
Name a time you got stuck in a story while writing it. What was the issue you couldn’t resolve? What unstuck you?
A crazy fun interview with the author of The Waiting series https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFzdRMNVwF4 Author of the popular The Waiting book series drops by to regale the group with insights into her stories, her writing process, and bringing depth to stories using personal experiences. This Week’s Topics Include: Do you find it’s a better way to connect […]
So, you wrote your book and you did your best to catch all the little mistakes we all make (I seem to have a fondness for typing OF instead of IF – as those of you who beta read the manuscript have no doubt discovered), and the rules for emdashes g*dd@mned ellipses are the devil. […]
Do you remember where you were when you got the idea for your first story?
Last week of school! Last week of kindergarten! Last week of my daughter’s class being the smallest kids on campus. Most days, I drive through the car line and drop Savvy off and she disappears into a sea of other little kids headed to their classrooms. Occasionally – like today – we go early and […]
This is just a sample of the positive feedback The Navigators is receiving. Not ALL the feedback is positive, but most of it is – and I’m grateful for all of it. You need honest, candid input from your beta readers! And… it’s nice to bask in the glow, too, and see you did […]
We talk a lot about writer oriented topics here on the blog because we want all of you to take that story I know is in you and get it out to the world. All of you have a great story to tell, and if I can help it reach the masses, I want to […]
Author-blogger-mom Allie Potts joins the trio for a hilarious and educational interview before facing off with Jenny in our challenge to be named Best Author Of The Week. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yt2CgXDfRWA&feature=youtu.be This Week’s Topics Include: What’s your writing process? When/how do you find time to write An Uncertain Faith – semi autobiographical? The Fair & Foul – […]
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