DAN ALATORRE

It’s time to start lining up beta readers for THE GAMMA SEQUENCE, my latest novel. As a beta reader, you get to read the whole book first and offer feedback. I am reviewing it one last time right now today, then the call goes out. You’re gonna love this story. Tag line: Some secrets refuse […]

Yep. Gang, I wrote an 80,000 word medical thriller novel in 36 days. And it’s really good! I was once again invited to contribute a novel for a box set with a group of USA Today bestselling authors and New York Times bestselling authors. The Gamma Sequence (a.k.a. Kill Switch, its working title) was started […]

We have addressed hundred of writing related topics here on the blog; use the search button to find the ones you need. My job as your mentor and/or guide… …and/or critique partner and/or editor and/or sounding board… is to figure out the things you’ve done that make your story less perfect, point them out, and try […]

Writing the hundred words or so that adorn the back of your book – and the Ammy listing – is hard. Looking at examples of other people’s work, when applicable, is… well, it might be easy to look at their blurbs, but what can we learn from their blurbs? Aha. Glad you asked. Let’s start […]

We have addressed hundreds of writing related topics here on the blog; use the search button to find the ones you need. My job as an author is to get readers “lost” in my story – as in, they lose track of time, can’t put the book down, and are fully engaged to the point […]

We have addressed hundreds of writing related topics here on the blog; use the search button to find the ones you need. Tip 1: Write Endearing Characters Readers love discovering an endearing character in a story. They will sympathize with them and cheer for them. They will consider them as a friend. They will remember […]

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For those of you who enjoy this blog, you should use the contact me button to send me a message so I can add you to my newsletter. I’m going to spend more time writing books in 2019, and less time blogging. Please take this for how it’s intended. Blogging is fun but I want […]

My apologies. It’s an embarrassment of riches – too many customers. We cannot accept new members to the private critique group or new manuscripts for editing at this time. If you are a former member of the private critique group or editing customer, please email to see if we can accommodate you in 2019.

This blog has long been a friendly place to come and learn, and what better way to learn than to ask? I said: You have questions. Writer stuff, marketing, motivation, you name it. ASK ME Your questions. Your challenges. Your issues. And you did! If I didn’t know, I put it out to my vast […]